diff --git a/srcpkgs/udev/template b/srcpkgs/udev/template
index 98bb99a67b..2cfd77b142 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/udev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/udev/template
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'udev'
 pkgname=udev
-version=169
+version=170
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/kernel/hotplug/udev-${version}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--exec-prefix= --without-selinux --libexecdir=/lib/udev
---with-rootlibdir=/lib --enable-introspection --enable-edd --enable-floppy"
+--with-rootlibdir=/lib --enable-introspection --enable-edd --enable-floppy
+--enable-action_modeswitch"
 short_desc="/dev/ and hotplug management daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=4f4206b164972627c5972fabf633210eb9ca8e9e559bbad7fd4d0ab95f2c4e99
+checksum=7bcc634ed3f49456d8ea075a5c33febbfff70f65f1a4b8a88da1460f0d9dab7f
 long_desc="
  udev is a daemon which dynamically creates and removes device nodes from
  /dev/, handles hotplug events and loads drivers at boot time."