diff --git a/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.SlackBuild b/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.SlackBuild
index 2602ef469e..f3bba6fb27 100644
--- a/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.SlackBuild
+++ b/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.SlackBuild
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # Originally by "majk" <majk@konstelacioj.info>
 
 PRGNAM=lxappearance
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.5.3}
-BUILD=${BUILD:-2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.5.5}
+BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
 if [ -z "$ARCH" ]; then
@@ -46,14 +46,14 @@ rm -rf $PKG
 mkdir -p $TMP $PKG $OUTPUT
 cd $TMP
 rm -rf $PRGNAM-$VERSION
-tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.gz
+tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.xz
 cd $PRGNAM-$VERSION
 chown -R root:root .
 find -L . \
- \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 -o -perm 511 \) \
- -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
- \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
- -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
+ -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
diff --git a/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.info b/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.info
index 396fcefd35..e29e3c2fd5 100644
--- a/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.info
+++ b/desktop/lxappearance/lxappearance.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="lxappearance"
-VERSION="0.5.3"
+VERSION="0.5.5"
 HOMEPAGE="http://lxde.org"
-DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/lxde/lxappearance-0.5.3.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="9dfdc9bd45519d51b9df2ad6650c36f5"
+DOWNLOAD="http://downloads.sourceforge.net/lxde/lxappearance-0.5.5.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="a67113681d9d0a6d936289909aed5782"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""