diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index 9c94c21..4d008b1 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER_P8 ?= 695bd891343faf1f0ef85fe53148590e58239efd
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= d0a8f18502ab3d62238aa4945068cd7c79d75ebc
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION_BRANCH_MASTER ?= 814c42018faf5626960becf1e089f42127c6bd2d
 
 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-1002-PM-set-PGPE-and-SGPE-Timer-Select.patch b/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-1002-PM-set-PGPE-and-SGPE-Timer-Select.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8cedc71..0000000
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/p9Patches/hostboot-1002-PM-set-PGPE-and-SGPE-Timer-Select.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-From 72976d2d7f3a303830a41cf282260be09260bcfc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Greg Still <stillgs@us.ibm.com>
-Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 09:26:41 -0500
-Subject: [PATCH v1 1002/1002] PM: set PGPE and SGPE Timer Select
-
-- Writes fixed values for FIT and watchdog timers on both engines
-- Needed for DD2 as DD1 was done with initfile settings
-- Will work for either DD level
-
-Change-Id: I8fa0a5a20091016e4210b7c81b0297bded7ade62
-Reviewed-on: http://ralgit01.raleigh.ibm.com/gerrit1/42496
-Reviewed-by: RAHUL BATRA <rbatra@us.ibm.com>
-Tested-by: Jenkins Server <pfd-jenkins+hostboot@us.ibm.com>
-Reviewed-by: Michael S. Floyd <mfloyd@us.ibm.com>
-Tested-by: Hostboot CI <hostboot-ci+hostboot@us.ibm.com>
-Reviewed-by: Jennifer A Stofer <stofer@us.ibm.com>
-
-Conflicts:
-	src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_pstate_gpe_init.C
----
- src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_pstate_gpe_init.C | 10 ++++++++++
- src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_stop_gpe_init.C   |  8 ++++++++
- 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_pstate_gpe_init.C b/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_pstate_gpe_init.C
-index bdf8f74..1ca2772 100644
---- a/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_pstate_gpe_init.C
-+++ b/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_pstate_gpe_init.C
-@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ fapi2::ReturnCode pstate_gpe_init(
- 
-     FAPI_TRY(putScom(i_target, PU_OCB_OCI_OCCS2_SCOM, l_occ_scratch2));
- 
-+    // Setup the PGPE Timer Selects
-+    // These hardcoded values are assumed by the PGPE Hcode for setting up
-+    // the FIT and Watchdog values a based on the nest frequency that is
-+    // passed to it via the PGPE header.
-+    l_data64.flush<0>()
-+      .insertFromRight<0, 4>(0x1)    // Watchdog
-+    .insertFromRight<4, 4>(0xA);   // FIT
-+    FAPI_TRY(fapi2::putScom(i_target, PU_GPE2_GPETSEL_SCOM, l_data64));
-+
-+
-     // Program XCR to ACTIVATE PGPE
-     // @todo RTC 146665 Operations to PPEs should use a p9ppe namespace
-     FAPI_INF("   Starting the PGPE...");
-diff --git a/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_stop_gpe_init.C b/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_stop_gpe_init.C
-index 5e05fcb..0829556 100644
---- a/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_stop_gpe_init.C
-+++ b/src/import/chips/p9/procedures/hwp/pm/p9_pm_stop_gpe_init.C
-@@ -282,6 +282,14 @@ fapi2::ReturnCode p9_pm_stop_gpe_init(
-             }
-         }
- 
-+        // Setup the SGPE Timer Selects
-+        // These hardcoded values are assumed by the SGPE Hcode for setting up
-+        // the FIT and Watchdog values.
-+        l_data64.flush<0>()
-+        .insertFromRight<0, 4>(0x1)     // Watchdog
-+        .insertFromRight<4, 4>(0xA);    // FIT
-+        FAPI_TRY(fapi2::putScom(i_target, PU_GPE3_GPETSEL_SCOM, l_data64));
-+
-         // Boot the STOP GPE
-         FAPI_TRY(stop_gpe_init(i_target), "ERROR: failed to initialize Stop GPE");
- 
--- 
-1.8.2.2
-