diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index 0e64418..abe8b71 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= f2b28bf6eee57757be45c45e514d2542d72aa350
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= b9fd10a99329adb4093c453bf9f80b05a6f31fa3
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 8ca944a7d893e3ef92498987038d487f1d9599fc
 
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8))
 HOSTBOOT_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot,$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION))
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-0006-fix-AST2500-config.patch b/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-0006-fix-AST2500-config.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c52864..0000000
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-0006-fix-AST2500-config.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-From 4bd0930e6d63bf714188ecacbe06a162b3529351 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Matt Ploetz <maploetz@us.ibm.com>
-Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 19:20:39 -0600
-Subject: [PATCH] Change AST2400 to default only if AST2500 isn't set
-
-Change-Id: Ic9c1da281fcdc650e7528a84377d4fbe51355c84
----
- src/usr/pnor/HBconfig | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/usr/pnor/HBconfig b/src/usr/pnor/HBconfig
-index c0dfde8..9ce13b1 100644
---- a/src/usr/pnor/HBconfig
-+++ b/src/usr/pnor/HBconfig
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config SFC_IS_IBM_DPSS
-         The Serial Flash Controller is the IBM DPSS FPGA.
- 
- config SFC_IS_AST2400
--    default y
-+    default y if !SFC_IS_AST2500
-     depends on !SFC_IS_IBM_DPSS && !SFC_IS_FAKE && !SFC_IS_AST2500
-     help
-         The Serial Flash Controller is the AST2400 BMC.
--- 
-1.8.2.2
-