diff --git a/ext/fuzztest.cmd b/ext/fuzztest.cmd
index 9b90c2bb82..1da48f7406 100755
--- a/ext/fuzztest.cmd
+++ b/ext/fuzztest.cmd
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 
 git clone https://github.com/google/fuzztest.git
 cd fuzztest
-: # There is no tagged release as of 2024/02/23. Pick the last commit that works.
-git checkout b39227cb001a46ed007fa37e40507d777652ede9
+: # There is no tagged release as of 2024/04/09. Pick the latest commit that works.
+git checkout a990537097b6fd337436f7662fb39fc91fa01f3f
 sed -i 's/-fsanitize=address//g' ./cmake/FuzzTestFlagSetup.cmake
 sed -i 's/-DADDRESS_SANITIZER//g' ./cmake/FuzzTestFlagSetup.cmake
+sed -i 's/if (IsEnginePlaceholderInput(data)) return;/if (data.size() == 0) return;/g' ./fuzztest/internal/compatibility_mode.cc
+sed -i 's/set(GTEST_HAS_ABSL ON)/set(GTEST_HAS_ABSL OFF)/g' ./cmake/BuildDependencies.cmake
 
 : # fuzztest is built by the main CMake project through add_subdirectory as recommended at:
 : # https://github.com/google/fuzztest/blob/main/doc/quickstart-cmake.md