diff --git a/dpdk/Makefile b/dpdk/Makefile
index 40c7b9a..799d9c4 100644
--- a/dpdk/Makefile
+++ b/dpdk/Makefile
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 
 B := $(DPDK_BUILD_DIR)
 I := $(DPDK_INSTALL_DIR)
-DPDK_VERSION ?= 18.02
+DPDK_VERSION ?= 18.02.1
 PKG_SUFFIX ?= vpp1
 DPDK_BASE_URL ?= http://fast.dpdk.org/rel
 DPDK_TARBALL := dpdk-$(DPDK_VERSION).tar.xz
 DPDK_TAR_URL := $(DPDK_BASE_URL)/$(DPDK_TARBALL)
 DPDK_17.11_TARBALL_MD5_CKSUM := 53ee9e054a8797c9e67ffa0eb5d0c701
-DPDK_18.02_TARBALL_MD5_CKSUM := ca13077a014a2102c6e10153dfa3b920
-DPDK_SOURCE := $(B)/dpdk-$(DPDK_VERSION)
+DPDK_18.02.1_TARBALL_MD5_CKSUM := 3bbb5468f662e1f7472d4abc5c4cf08e
+DPDK_SOURCE := $(B)/dpdk-stable-$(DPDK_VERSION)
 MACHINE=$(shell uname -m)
 
 NASM_BASE_URL := http://www.nasm.us/pub/nasm/releasebuilds