diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile
index 145055af62..6d193084ed 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_zmq/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 BASE=../../../..
 
-ZMQ=zeromq-2.1.7
+ZMQ=zeromq-2.1.9
 
 ZMQ_BASEURL=http://download.zeromq.org
 ZMQ_BASEURL_ALT=http://download.zeromq.org/historic