diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index d62a524..0ff4578 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 ?= 88d44d222b5dffc2a0c5dc88a9805639b40550cc
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 79dd17bc9347600eeeddacc4e19efafbb5f1fe29
 
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8))
 HOSTBOOT_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot,$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION))