diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index 21c90a4..3d71e32 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9=y
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_CONFIG_FILE="witherspoon.config"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_GITHUB_PROJECT_VALUE="witherspoon-xml"
-BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="a6f4df381b970f62ce86bd5d43e0b4fa6c90f5b3"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="c622cb5a5dd3ebc2a4eef558d1b70740f914e6f7"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_FILENAME="witherspoon.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MRW_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
index 4548d7f..05f8931 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 config BR2_HOSTBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "08db2d6a3a0bafa6d76a0f281541a6aa2b4d2156" if BR2_HOSTBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "c98af339b789ba503cde31038d449b73f4774b40" if BR2_HOSTBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_HOSTBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_HOSTBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION