diff --git a/network/socat/socat.SlackBuild b/network/socat/socat.SlackBuild
index 724c4e1dc0..6646f0ad8c 100644
--- a/network/socat/socat.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/socat/socat.SlackBuild
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 # Copyright 2009 Andrew Psaltis <ampsaltis@gmail.com>
 # Copyright 2011 Grigorios Bouzakis <grbzks@imap.cc>
-# Copyright 2014 Larry Hajali <larryhaja[at]gmail[dot]com>
+# Copyright 2014-2016 Larry Hajali <larryhaja[at]gmail[dot]com>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any purpose
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 PRGNAM=socat
-VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.2.4}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.7.3.0}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ tar xvf $CWD/$PRGNAM-$VERSION.tar.bz2
 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" \
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ find $PKG/usr/man -type f -exec gzip -9 {} \;
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cp -a \
-  BUGREPORTS CHANGES COPYING* DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES FAQ README* SECURITY doc/*.{css,html} \
+  BUGREPORTS CHANGES COPYING* DEVELOPMENT EXAMPLES FAQ PORTING \
+  README* SECURITY doc/*.{css,html} \
   $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION
 cat $CWD/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PRGNAM-$VERSION/$PRGNAM.SlackBuild
 
diff --git a/network/socat/socat.info b/network/socat/socat.info
index b4c8bf2262..847eee4e2d 100644
--- a/network/socat/socat.info
+++ b/network/socat/socat.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="socat"
-VERSION="1.7.2.4"
+VERSION="1.7.3.0"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat"
-DOWNLOAD="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-1.7.2.4.tar.bz2"
-MD5SUM="69b8155dd442a6f24e28ef5407d868eb"
+DOWNLOAD="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-1.7.3.0.tar.bz2"
+MD5SUM="b607edb65bc6c57f4a43f06247504274"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""