diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index c1ad355..1a29758 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # hostboot
 #
 ################################################################################
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= 3894bd91aa692566baa14d69d5050fbade2de5bf
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= c9eac7fc486108dd8103741e07d57a8a2821e4db
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 6ac254a49dc82a8c3007adb0d47c9feea75672b0
 
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8))