diff --git a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
index 999fc61..245d34d 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 # CONFIG_SECCOMP is not set
 # CONFIG_PPC_MEM_KEYS is not set
 CONFIG_JUMP_LABEL=y
-CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX=y
 CONFIG_MODULES=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/p8dtu_defconfig b/openpower/configs/p8dtu_defconfig
index ce5aec3..902c51f 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/p8dtu_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/p8dtu_defconfig
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER8=y
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_P8_CONFIG_FILE="p8dtu.config"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_GITHUB_PROJECT_VALUE="p8dtu-xml"
-BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="2a4ddd34b8517f8ccbbeb560737b012dd8f0c857"
+BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_VERSION="a44ee3e29ff143053c0d0ec65e5a255402654616"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MACHINE_XML_FILENAME="p8dtu.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="P8DTU_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_MRW_XML_FILENAME="P8DTU_hb.mrw.xml"