diff --git a/Formula/libmagic.rb b/Formula/libmagic.rb
index 7d229360f4..2ee71578ce 100644
--- a/Formula/libmagic.rb
+++ b/Formula/libmagic.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 require 'formula'
 
 class Libmagic < Formula
-  url 'ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-5.08.tar.gz'
+  url 'ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/file-5.09.tar.gz'
   homepage 'http://www.darwinsys.com/file/'
-  md5 '6a2a263c20278f01fe3bb0f720b27d4e'
+  md5 '6fd7cd6c4281e68fe9ec6644ce0fac6f'
 
   def install
-    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}", "--disable-debug", "--disable-dependency-tracking"
+    system "./configure", "--disable-dependency-tracking", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
     system "make"
     ENV.j1 # Remove some warnings during install
     system "make install"