diff --git a/package/utils/usbutils/Makefile b/package/utils/usbutils/Makefile
index 9b5470a5db..dc57155149 100644
--- a/package/utils/usbutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/utils/usbutils/Makefile
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=usbutils
 PKG_VERSION:=007
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/linux/utils/usb/usbutils
 PKG_MD5SUM:=a6bd63d5c44cebb717a960eae22a3ca9
 
-USB_IDS_VERSION:=2015-12-17
-USB_IDS_MD5SUM:=8c091fdcdbc4e8e60a518d0148b0dad3
-USB_IDS_FILE:=usb.ids.$(USB_IDS_VERSION).gz
+USB_IDS_VERSION:=2016-03-03
+USB_IDS_MD5SUM:=273596b6ee101b1df454827cfa87dff8
+USB_IDS_FILE:=usb.ids
 
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
@@ -29,29 +29,31 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 define Package/usbutils
   SECTION:=utils
   CATEGORY:=Utilities
-  DEPENDS:=+libusb-1.0 +zlib +librt +libpthread
+  DEPENDS:=+libusb-1.0 +librt +libpthread
   TITLE:=USB devices listing utilities
   URL:=http://www.linux-usb.org/
 endef
 
 define Download/usb_ids
   FILE:=$(USB_IDS_FILE)
-  URL:=http://projects.pyret.net/dump/openwrt/distfiles
+  URL:=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gentoo/hwids/d9e840aa3d5cedf5637d59ef0dc555c380a0e822
   MD5SUM:=$(USB_IDS_MD5SUM)
 endef
 $(eval $(call Download,usb_ids))
 
 define Build/Prepare
 	$(Build/Prepare/Default)
-	echo '#!/bin/sh' > $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/update-usbids.sh.in
-	echo 'cp $(DL_DIR)/$(USB_IDS_FILE) usb.ids.gz' >> $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/update-usbids.sh.in
+	$(CP) $(DL_DIR)/$(USB_IDS_FILE) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
 endef
 
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--disable-zlib
+
 define Package/usbutils/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/bin/lsusb $(1)/usr/bin/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/usb.ids.gz $(1)/usr/share/
+	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/usr/share/usb.ids $(1)/usr/share/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,usbutils))