diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index 62ab9ff..3259ae6 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # hostboot
 #
 ################################################################################
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= 5a94e290bf5ff80147b818e131b52964bb099efe
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= 2257b1edfe980db49e1dca595e77adf4a584aeef
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 6ac254a49dc82a8c3007adb0d47c9feea75672b0
 
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= $(if $(BR2_OPENPOWER_POWER9),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER),$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8))