diff --git a/libraries/ode/README b/libraries/ode/README
index 901fa2bc5a..adc4b3baef 100644
--- a/libraries/ode/README
+++ b/libraries/ode/README
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+ODE (library for simulating articulated rigid body dynamics)
+
 The Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) is a free, industrial quality library for
 simulating articulated rigid body dynamics. Proven applications include
 simulating ground vehicles, legged creatures, and moving objects in VR
diff --git a/libraries/ode/ode.SlackBuild b/libraries/ode/ode.SlackBuild
index f3db39b575..651d4eb876 100644
--- a/libraries/ode/ode.SlackBuild
+++ b/libraries/ode/ode.SlackBuild
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Copyright 2020 - 2022  Johannes Schoepfer, Germany
+# Copyright 2020 - 2023  Johannes Schoepfer, Germany
 # All rights reserved.
 # Written by hollywoodb
 # Modified by the SlackBuilds.org project
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 cd $(dirname $0) ; CWD=$(pwd)
 
 PRGNAM=ode
-VERSION=${VERSION:-0.16.3}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-0.16.4}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 PKGTYPE=${PKGTYPE:-tgz}
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ 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 \
+  -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 {} \;
+ -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} +
 
 # Fix end-of-line encoding.
 sed -i 's/\r//' ou/*.TXT
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
   --enable-shared=yes \
   --enable-static=no \
   --disable-asserts \
-  --disable-demos \
   --enable-gprof \
   --enable-double-precision \
   --enable-libccd \
diff --git a/libraries/ode/ode.info b/libraries/ode/ode.info
index 9a8698e83e..c1f1bbd73b 100644
--- a/libraries/ode/ode.info
+++ b/libraries/ode/ode.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="ode"
-VERSION="0.16.3"
+VERSION="0.16.4"
 HOMEPAGE="https://ode.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://bitbucket.org/odedevs/ode/downloads/ode-0.16.3.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="b9f5efe527cb7b947a35caadf0bd67c7"
+DOWNLOAD="https://bitbucket.org/odedevs/ode/downloads/ode-0.16.4.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="78509e7405c97181e73f9159b0e79406"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""
diff --git a/libraries/ode/slack-desc b/libraries/ode/slack-desc
index c132374b24..ba213d9ac6 100644
--- a/libraries/ode/slack-desc
+++ b/libraries/ode/slack-desc
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@ ode: include simulating ground vehicles, legged creatures, and moving
 ode: objects in VR environments. It is fast, flexible and robust, and has
 ode: built-in collision detection.
 ode:
-ode:
+ode: https://ode.org/
 ode:
 ode: