diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/0001-Bug-696497-Fix-support-for-building-with-no-jbig2-de.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/0001-Bug-696497-Fix-support-for-building-with-no-jbig2-de.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d586a1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/0001-Bug-696497-Fix-support-for-building-with-no-jbig2-de.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+From 1d19998091154f89b8294e4594a05986b4c2f822 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Chris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>
+Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 02:08:42 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Bug 696497: Fix support for building with no jbig2
+ decoder
+
+Author: Chris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696497
+http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b0f5a975
+Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+---
+ base/lib.mak |  9 +++++++++
+ psi/int.mak  | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
+ 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/base/lib.mak b/base/lib.mak
+index 241df2f..daa7056 100644
+--- a/base/lib.mak
++++ b/base/lib.mak
+@@ -1732,6 +1732,10 @@ $(GLD)sjbig2_jbig2dec.dev : $(LIB_MAK) $(ECHOGS_XE) \
+ 	$(SETMOD) $(GLD)sjbig2_jbig2dec $(sjbig2_jbig2dec)
+ 	$(ADDMOD) $(GLD)sjbig2_jbig2dec -include $(GLD)jbig2dec.dev
+ 
++$(GLD)sjbig2_.dev : $(LIB_MAK) $(ECHOGS_XE) \
++  $(LIB_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(SETMOD) $(GLD)sjbig2_
++
+ # jbig2dec.dev is defined in jbig2.mak
+ 
+ $(GLOBJ)sjbig2.$(OBJ) : $(GLSRC)sjbig2.c $(AK) \
+@@ -1739,6 +1743,11 @@ $(GLOBJ)sjbig2.$(OBJ) : $(GLSRC)sjbig2.c $(AK) \
+  $(sjbig2_h) $(strimpl_h) $(MAKEDIRS)
+ 	$(GLJBIG2CC) $(GLO_)sjbig2.$(OBJ) $(C_) $(GLSRC)sjbig2.c
+ 
++$(GLOBJ)snojbig2.$(OBJ) : $(GLSRC)snojbig2.c $(AK) \
++ $(stdint__h) $(memory__h) $(stdio__h) $(gserrors_h) $(gdebug_h) \
++ $(strimpl_h) $(LIB_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(GLJBIG2CC) $(GLO_)snojbig2.$(OBJ) $(C_) $(GLSRC)snojbig2.c
++
+ # luratech version
+ sjbig2_luratech=$(GLOBJ)sjbig2_luratech.$(OBJ)
+ 
+diff --git a/psi/int.mak b/psi/int.mak
+index 6149a3b..f9d667d 100644
+--- a/psi/int.mak
++++ b/psi/int.mak
+@@ -1254,11 +1254,24 @@ $(PSOBJ)zfaes.$(OBJ) : $(PSSRC)zfaes.c $(OP) $(memory__h)\
+ # this can be turned on and off with a FEATURE_DEV
+ 
+ fjbig2_=$(PSOBJ)zfjbig2_$(JBIG2_LIB).$(OBJ)
+-$(PSD)jbig2.dev : $(INT_MAK) $(ECHOGS_XE) $(fjbig2_) $(GLD)sjbig2.dev\
+- $(MAKEDIRS)
+-	$(SETMOD) $(PSD)jbig2 $(fjbig2_)
+-	$(ADDMOD) $(PSD)jbig2 -include $(GLD)sjbig2
+-	$(ADDMOD) $(PSD)jbig2 -oper zfjbig2
++
++$(PSD)jbig2_jbig2dec.dev : $(ECHOGS_XE) $(fjbig2_) $(GLD)sjbig2.dev\
++ $(INT_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(SETMOD) $(PSD)jbig2_jbig2dec $(fjbig2_)
++	$(ADDMOD) $(PSD)jbig2_jbig2dec -include $(GLD)sjbig2
++	$(ADDMOD) $(PSD)jbig2_jbig2dec -oper zfjbig2
++
++$(PSD)jbig2_luratech.dev : $(ECHOGS_XE) $(fjbig2_) $(GLD)sjbig2.dev\
++ $(INT_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(SETMOD) $(PSD)jbig2_luratech $(fjbig2_)
++	$(ADDMOD) $(PSD)jbig2_luratech -include $(GLD)sjbig2
++	$(ADDMOD) $(PSD)jbig2_luratech -oper zfjbig2
++
++$(PSD)jbig2_.dev : $(ECHOGS_XE) $(INT_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(SETMOD) $(PSD)jbig2_ 
++
++$(PSD)jbig2.dev : $(PSD)jbig2_$(JBIG2_LIB).dev $(INT_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(CP_) $(PSD)jbig2_$(JBIG2_LIB).dev $(PSD)jbig2.dev
+ 
+ $(PSOBJ)zfjbig2_jbig2dec.$(OBJ) : $(PSSRC)zfjbig2.c $(OP) $(memory__h)\
+  $(gsstruct_h) $(gstypes_h) $(ialloc_h) $(idict_h) $(ifilter_h)\
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/0002-Bug-696497-part-2-fix-support-for-building-with-a-JP.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/0002-Bug-696497-part-2-fix-support-for-building-with-a-JP.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcfc479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/0002-Bug-696497-part-2-fix-support-for-building-with-a-JP.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+From 3b43f93ec02611c4d554612953f5b64765b8683b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Chris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>
+Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 02:14:55 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Bug 696497 (part 2): fix support for building with a JPX
+ decoder
+
+Author: Chris Liddell <chris.liddell@artifex.com>
+
+Upstream-Status: Backport
+http://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=696497
+http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=ghostpdl.git;a=commitdiff;h=b0f5a975
+Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+---
+ base/lib.mak | 3 +++
+ psi/int.mak  | 3 +++
+ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/base/lib.mak b/base/lib.mak
+index daa7056..8853dd5 100644
+--- a/base/lib.mak
++++ b/base/lib.mak
+@@ -1774,6 +1774,9 @@ $(GLOBJ)sjpx.$(OBJ) : $(GLSRC)sjpx.c $(AK) \
+  $(gdebug_h) $(strimpl_h) $(sjpx_h) $(MAKEDIRS)
+ 	$(GLJASCC) $(GLO_)sjpx.$(OBJ) $(C_) $(GLSRC)sjpx.c
+ 
++$(GLD)sjpx_.dev : $(LIB_MAK) $(ECHOGS_XE) $(LIB_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(SETMOD) $(GLD)sjpx_
++
+ # luratech version
+ sjpx_luratech=$(GLOBJ)sjpx_luratech.$(OBJ)
+ $(GLD)sjpx_luratech.dev : $(LIB_MAK) $(ECHOGS_XE) \
+diff --git a/psi/int.mak b/psi/int.mak
+index f9d667d..db01b65 100644
+--- a/psi/int.mak
++++ b/psi/int.mak
+@@ -1290,6 +1290,9 @@ $(PSD)jpx.dev : $(INT_MAK) $(ECHOGS_XE) $(PSD)jpx_$(JPX_LIB).dev\
+  $(MAKEDIRS)
+ 	$(CP_) $(PSD)jpx_$(JPX_LIB).dev $(PSD)jpx.dev
+ 
++$(PSD)jpx_.dev : $(ECHOGS_XE) $(INT_MAK) $(MAKEDIRS)
++	$(SETMOD) $(PSD)jpx_
++
+ fjpx_luratech=$(PSOBJ)zfjpx_luratech.$(OBJ)
+ 
+ $(PSOBJ)zfjpx.$(OBJ) : $(PSSRC)zfjpx.c $(OP) $(memory__h)\
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/do-not-check-local-libpng-source.patch b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/do-not-check-local-libpng-source.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b445a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/files/do-not-check-local-libpng-source.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From 5ef8b85bc98f3bd9a15d5f47e24d3e23ae27c265 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 01:00:30 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] configure.ac: do not check local png source
+
+In oe-core, it did not need to compile local libpng
+source in ghostscript, so do not check local png
+source, and directly check the existance of shared
+libpng library.
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [OE-Core specific]
+
+Signed-off-by: Hongxu Jia <hongxu.jia@windriver.com>
+---
+ configure.ac | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index ab30a97..b762fd7 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -955,11 +955,11 @@ AC_SUBST(ZLIBDIR)
+ AC_SUBST(FT_SYS_ZLIB)
+ 
+ dnl png for the png output device; it also requires zlib
+-LIBPNGDIR=src
++LIBPNGDIR=$srcdir/libpng
+ PNGDEVS=''
+ PNGDEVS_ALL='png48 png16m pnggray pngmono png256 png16 pngalpha'
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for local png library source])
+-if test -f $srcdir/libpng/pngread.c; then
++if false; then
+         AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+         SHARE_LIBPNG=0
+         LIBPNGDIR=$srcdir/libpng
+-- 
+1.9.1
+
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript/nios2/objarch.h b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript/nios2/objarch.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ec8101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript/nios2/objarch.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/* Parameters derived from machine and compiler architecture. */
+/* This file is generated mechanically by genarch.c. */
+
+	 /* ---------------- Scalar alignments ---------------- */
+
+#define ARCH_ALIGN_SHORT_MOD 2
+#define ARCH_ALIGN_INT_MOD 4
+#define ARCH_ALIGN_LONG_MOD 4
+#define ARCH_ALIGN_PTR_MOD 4
+#define ARCH_ALIGN_FLOAT_MOD 4
+#define ARCH_ALIGN_DOUBLE_MOD 4
+
+	 /* ---------------- Scalar sizes ---------------- */
+
+#define ARCH_LOG2_SIZEOF_CHAR 0
+#define ARCH_LOG2_SIZEOF_SHORT 1
+#define ARCH_LOG2_SIZEOF_INT 2
+#define ARCH_LOG2_SIZEOF_LONG 2
+#define ARCH_LOG2_SIZEOF_LONG_LONG 3
+#define ARCH_SIZEOF_GX_COLOR_INDEX 8
+#define ARCH_SIZEOF_PTR 4
+#define ARCH_SIZEOF_FLOAT 4
+#define ARCH_SIZEOF_DOUBLE 8
+#define ARCH_FLOAT_MANTISSA_BITS 24
+#define ARCH_DOUBLE_MANTISSA_BITS 53
+
+	 /* ---------------- Unsigned max values ---------------- */
+
+#define ARCH_MAX_UCHAR ((unsigned char)0xff + (unsigned char)0)
+#define ARCH_MAX_USHORT ((unsigned short)0xffff + (unsigned short)0)
+#define ARCH_MAX_UINT ((unsigned int)~0 + (unsigned int)0)
+#define ARCH_MAX_ULONG ((unsigned long)~0L + (unsigned long)0)
+
+	 /* ---------------- Miscellaneous ---------------- */
+
+#define ARCH_IS_BIG_ENDIAN 0
+#define ARCH_PTRS_ARE_SIGNED 0
+#define ARCH_FLOATS_ARE_IEEE 1
+#define ARCH_ARITH_RSHIFT 2
+#define ARCH_DIV_NEG_POS_TRUNCATES 1
diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.16.bb b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.18.bb
similarity index 87%
rename from yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.16.bb
rename to yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.18.bb
index d584c49..d4222c7 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.16.bb
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-extended/ghostscript/ghostscript_9.18.bb
@@ -13,13 +13,16 @@
 LICENSE = "GPLv3"
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://LICENSE;md5=b17cea54743435ab2a581c237bea294a"
 
-DEPENDS = "ghostscript-native tiff jpeg fontconfig cups"
-DEPENDS_class-native = ""
+DEPENDS = "ghostscript-native tiff jpeg fontconfig cups libpng"
+DEPENDS_class-native = "libpng-native"
 
 SRC_URI_BASE = "http://downloads.ghostscript.com/public/ghostscript-${PV}.tar.gz \
                 file://ghostscript-9.15-parallel-make.patch \
                 file://ghostscript-9.16-Werror-return-type.patch \
                 file://png_mak.patch \
+                file://0001-Bug-696497-Fix-support-for-building-with-no-jbig2-de.patch \
+                file://0002-Bug-696497-part-2-fix-support-for-building-with-a-JP.patch \
+                file://do-not-check-local-libpng-source.patch \
 "
 
 SRC_URI = "${SRC_URI_BASE} \
@@ -34,8 +37,8 @@
                         file://base-genht.c-add-a-preprocessor-define-to-allow-fope.patch \
                         "
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "829319325bbdb83f5c81379a8f86f38f"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "746d77280cca8afdd3d4c2c1389e332ed9b0605bd107bcaae1d761b061d1a68d"
+SRC_URI[md5sum] = "33a47567d7a591c00a253caddd12a88a"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "5fc93079749a250be5404c465943850e3ed5ffbc0d5c07e10c7c5ee8afbbdb1b"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF = "--without-x --with-system-libtiff --without-jbig2dec \
                 --with-fontpath=${datadir}/fonts \