diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_2.2.6.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_2.9.bb
similarity index 95%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_2.2.6.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_2.9.bb
index db67173007..67b513fa0b 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_2.2.6.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-benchmark/fio/fio_2.9.bb
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ PACKAGECONFIG_NUMA_arm = ""
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "${PACKAGECONFIG_NUMA}"
 PACKAGECONFIG[numa] = ",--disable-numa,numactl"
 
-# rev for v2.2.6
-SRCREV = "f52c9691bc8c285f3445235c69acdfd6de7f9b82"
+# rev for v2.9
+SRCREV = "fe8d0f4c54f0c308c9a02a4e3c2f5084e8bf5461"
 SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.dk/fio.git"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"