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/package/hostboot-p8/hostboot-p8.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot-p8/hostboot-p8.mk
index bab566b..9328ef4 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot-p8/hostboot-p8.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot-p8/hostboot-p8.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # hostboot for POWER8
 #
 ################################################################################
-HOSTBOOT_P8_VERSION ?= 1d4ee5b3342c9e7aaa6a4b207c782f37c778bf05
+HOSTBOOT_P8_VERSION ?= 7617b21f99ebbd73cc567b5bcbfc9536877d28b7
 
 HOSTBOOT_P8_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot,$(HOSTBOOT_P8_VERSION))
 
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
index 4e9d75f..0e63b96 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/Config.in
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 config BR2_HOSTBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "a9aa7be26b1f54c228377ffa99c4afd3947b12dd" if BR2_HOSTBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "75c14bbdbc1f8706d8dccab7d273cc3fd581717f" if BR2_HOSTBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_HOSTBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_HOSTBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION