diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index 51a6f8186c..a545b2f555 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ export -f as_root</userinput></screen>
 <!ENTITY eject-version                "2.1.5">
 <!ENTITY fcron-version                "3.1.1">
 <!ENTITY gpm-version                  "1.20.7">
-<!ENTITY hdparm-version               "9.42">
+<!ENTITY hdparm-version               "9.43">
 <!ENTITY ibus-version                 "1.5.1">
 <!ENTITY libarchive-version           "3.1.2">
 <!ENTITY lm_sensors-version           "3.3.3">
diff --git a/general/sysutils/hdparm.xml b/general/sysutils/hdparm.xml
index 4340711064..af6eac81ed 100644
--- a/general/sysutils/hdparm.xml
+++ b/general/sysutils/hdparm.xml
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 
   <!ENTITY hdparm-download-http "&sourceforge-repo;/hdparm/hdparm-&hdparm-version;.tar.gz">
   <!ENTITY hdparm-download-ftp  " ">
-  <!ENTITY hdparm-md5sum        "0af5a38b212fe08f5afbe5e37f34b40b">
+  <!ENTITY hdparm-md5sum        "f73233be118d86c779a8463d8b6a3cdb">
   <!ENTITY hdparm-size          "132 KB">
-  <!ENTITY hdparm-buildsize     "932 KB">
+  <!ENTITY hdparm-buildsize     "1.1 MB">
   <!ENTITY hdparm-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
 ]>
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
       increase performance and sometimes to increase stability.
     </para>
 
-    &lfs72_checked;
+    &lfs73_checked;
 
     <warning>
       <para>
diff --git a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
index 762638beca..1e058366d4 100644
--- a/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
+++ b/introduction/welcome/changelog.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>March 8th, 2013</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[bdubbs] - Update to hdparm-9.43.  Fixes
+          <ulink url="&blfs-ticket-root;3654">#3654</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[bdubbs] - Added qemu-kvm patch to correct .texi error
           exposed by texinfo-5.0.  Also added environment variables