diff --git a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
index b6da7f9..930090b 100755
--- a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 BR2_EXTRA_GCC_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
 # BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_LIBSTDCPP is not set
+BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_23=y
 
 BR2_OPENPOWER_CONFIG_NAME="barreleye"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_XML_PACKAGE="barreleye-xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/hostboot/barreleye.config b/openpower/configs/hostboot/barreleye.config
index 7dc6619..8d25814 100755
--- a/openpower/configs/hostboot/barreleye.config
+++ b/openpower/configs/hostboot/barreleye.config
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 set GPIODD
 set PALMETTO_VDDR
 
-# disable SBE updates
-set NO_SBE_UPDATES
+# Enable SBE updates
+set SBE_UPDATE_INDEPENDENT
 
 unset PCIE_HOTPLUG_CONTROLLER
 
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
 # Enable Kingston dimm voltage workaround
 set KINGSTON_1_35_VOLT
 
+# PCA95X config
+set PCA95X_8BIT
+
 unset DISABLE_HOSTBOOT_RUNTIME
 
 # Compile in hostboot runtime PRD
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@
 
 # Enable Checktop Analysis
 set ENABLE_CHECKSTOP_ANALYSIS
+set IPLTIME_CHECKSTOP_ANALYSIS
 
 # Hostboot will detect hardware changes
 set HOST_HCDB_SUPPORT
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index 6b46bf2..bcc6e1f 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= ce43144eddc4295906241581d87f5ab66f0bdebb
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= be1cd12cd58b5bcb47d46e4744e00476a0a74570
 HOSTBOOT_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot,$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION))
 
 HOSTBOOT_LICENSE = Apache-2.0