diff --git a/system/base/man-db/actions.py b/system/base/man-db/actions.py
index 109cec90..3a6993b2 100644
--- a/system/base/man-db/actions.py
+++ b/system/base/man-db/actions.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def setup():
                           --enable-mb-groff" % (get.docDIR(), get.srcNAME()))
 
 def build():
-    shelltools.system("sed -i '/gets is a security hole/d' gnulib/lib/stdio.in.h")  
+    #shelltools.system("sed -i '/gets is a security hole/d' gnulib/lib/stdio.in.h")  
     autotools.make("CC='%s %s' V=1 nls=all" % (get.CC(), get.CFLAGS()))
 
 def install():
diff --git a/system/base/man-db/pspec.xml b/system/base/man-db/pspec.xml
index 5d541b5a..a8d1676c 100644
--- a/system/base/man-db/pspec.xml
+++ b/system/base/man-db/pspec.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         <IsA>data:doc</IsA>
         <Summary>Application to read Linux man pages</Summary>
         <Description>Man package consists of programs which is used to read most of the documentation available in linux system. For example, you can write "man nameoftheprogram" into the konsole or "man:nameoftheprogram" into the konqueror to get a detailed usage information for many programs.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="d29414122f5d53d32b4bdec66fe0273cb3be2bf9" type="tarxz">http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/man-db/man-db-2.8.1.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="729096a35fec13df8b7b350fdc1b323f990b6144" type="tarxz">http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/man-db/man-db-2.8.4.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>less</Dependency>
             <Dependency>gzip</Dependency>
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="6">
+            <Date>2018-11-29</Date>
+            <Version>2.8.4</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Ertuğrul Erata</Name>
+            <Email>ertugrulerata@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="5">
             <Date>2018-07-15</Date>
             <Version>2.8.1</Version>