diff --git a/util/archive/libzip/actions.py b/util/archive/libzip/actions.py
index 5b3548efd9..0c4409d559 100644
--- a/util/archive/libzip/actions.py
+++ b/util/archive/libzip/actions.py
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ def install():
     pisitools.dodoc("AUTHORS", "NEWS.md", "README.md")
 
     # preserve old header path for compatibility
-    pisitools.dosym("/usr/lib/libzip/include/zipconf.h", "/usr/include/zipconf.h")
+    #pisitools.dosym("/usr/lib/libzip/include/zipconf.h", "/usr/include/zipconf.h")
diff --git a/util/archive/libzip/pspec.xml b/util/archive/libzip/pspec.xml
index 7210fc8f05..b6d741b7d8 100644
--- a/util/archive/libzip/pspec.xml
+++ b/util/archive/libzip/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>A C library for reading, creating, and modifying zip archives</Summary>
         <Description>libzip is a C library for reading, creating and modifying zip archives. Files can be added from data buffers, files or compressed data copied directly from other zip archives.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="a2dbf325778860253dfeed82f47fde55edb56f48" type="targz">https://nih.at/libzip/libzip-1.1.3.tar.gz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="9b9c088c6784ceabce6544d4ac8e63b29850d0a7" type="targz">https://nih.at/libzip/libzip-1.2.0.tar.gz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
             <Dependency>zlib-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <History>
         <Update release="4">
             <Date>2017-01-25</Date>
-            <Version>1.1.3</Version>
+            <Version>1.2.0</Version>
             <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
             <Name>Stefan Gronewold</Name>
             <Email>groni@pisilinux.org</Email>