diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index 0dcd7a5..c62a0cd 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # hostboot
 #
 ################################################################################
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 = 3707a3c6562bb54f43099f15836b79ea13659aa7
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= 731154ab4ae5d7cd710d7bdde353ffbc02a01086
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER = f5d53757fabb36a84abb75c2f97b66a7429f134b
 
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8))