diff --git a/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm b/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm
index 8e347879dd..7f8e4580dc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/benchmark.scm
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ (define-module (gnu packages benchmark)
 (define-public fio
   (package
     (name "fio")
-    (version "3.14")
+    (version "3.16")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "http://brick.kernel.dk/snaps/"
                                   "fio-" version ".tar.bz2"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "047y53nyhnmnxcrsfbsf0gcpxw7bli3n19ycscpxy9974j0fck0v"))))
+                "17hi6cd4wahghh7kgvxcvmrhcqlmqag3a07id90hhzwd3zhvdxbp"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:test-target "test"