diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
index fbb2412fae..b0abab837b 100644
--- a/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/package.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2019-present Team LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv)
 
 PKG_NAME="bluez"
-PKG_VERSION="5.72"
-PKG_SHA256="499d7fa345a996c1bb650f5c6749e1d929111fa6ece0be0e98687fee6124536e"
+PKG_VERSION="5.73"
+PKG_SHA256="257e9075ce05c70d48c5defd254e78c418416f7584b45f9dddc884ff88e3fc53"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.bluez.org/"
 PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/bluetooth/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-12-fix-obexd-after-5_50.patch b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-12-fix-obexd-after-5_50.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 24311aac02..0000000000
--- a/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-12-fix-obexd-after-5_50.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Makefile.obexd b/Makefile.obexd
-index cd3ace4..89f1609 100644
---- a/Makefile.obexd
-+++ b/Makefile.obexd
-@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ endif
- 
- EXTRA_DIST += obexd/src/obex.service.in obexd/src/org.bluez.obex.service
- 
--if OBEX
--
- obex_plugindir = $(libdir)/obex/plugins
- 
- obexd_builtin_modules =
-@@ -33,6 +31,8 @@ obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/opp.c
- obexd_builtin_modules += ftp
- obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/ftp.c obexd/plugins/ftp.h
- 
-+if OBEX
-+
- obexd_builtin_modules += irmc
- obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/irmc.c
- 
-@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/mas.c obexd/src/map_ap.h \
-                                obexd/plugins/messages.h \
-                                obexd/plugins/messages-dummy.c
- 
-+endif
-+
- obexd_builtin_modules += mns
- obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/client/mns.c obexd/src/map_ap.h \
-                                obexd/client/map-event.h
-@@ -90,8 +92,6 @@ obexd_src_obexd_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) @GLIB_CFLAGS@ @DBUS_CFLAGS@ \
- 
- obexd_src_obexd_CPPFLAGS = -I$(builddir)/lib -I$(builddir)/obexd/src
- 
--endif
--
- obexd_src_obexd_SHORTNAME = obexd
- 
- obexd_builtin_files = obexd/src/builtin.h $(obexd_builtin_nodist)
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-12-fix-obexd-after-5_73.patch b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-12-fix-obexd-after-5_73.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b2e0e52fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-12-fix-obexd-after-5_73.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile.obexd b/Makefile.obexd
+index b7e9f2d33..9a9e9a0a0 100644
+--- a/Makefile.obexd
++++ b/Makefile.obexd
+@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
+ # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+-if OBEX
+-
+ if SYSTEMD
+ systemduserunitdir = $(SYSTEMD_USERUNITDIR)
+ systemduserunit_DATA = obexd/src/obex.service
+@@ -41,6 +39,8 @@ obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/opp.c
+ obexd_builtin_modules += ftp
+ obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/ftp.c obexd/plugins/ftp.h
+ 
++if OBEX
++
+ obexd_builtin_modules += irmc
+ obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/irmc.c
+ 
+@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/plugins/mas.c obexd/src/map_ap.h \
+ 				obexd/plugins/messages.h \
+ 				obexd/plugins/messages-dummy.c
+ 
++endif
++
+ obexd_builtin_modules += mns
+ obexd_builtin_sources += obexd/client/mns.c obexd/src/map_ap.h \
+ 				obexd/client/map-event.h
+@@ -103,11 +105,6 @@ obexd_src_obexd_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(DBUS_CFLAGS) \
+ 				-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 \
+ 				-I$(builddir)/obexd/src
+ 
+-else
+-obexd-add-service-symlink:
+-obexd-remove-service-symlink:
+-endif
+-
+ obexd_src_obexd_SHORTNAME = obexd
+ 
+ obexd_builtin_files = obexd/src/builtin.h $(obexd_builtin_nodist)
diff --git a/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-22-Revert-build-Fix-distcheck.patch b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-22-Revert-build-Fix-distcheck.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..532a16701f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/bluez/patches/bluez-22-Revert-build-Fix-distcheck.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From e679b29bcf4890d61294e4110bace5f783632e5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rudi Heitbaum <rudi@heitbaum.com>
+Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2024 08:55:24 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Revert "build: Fix distcheck"
+
+This reverts commit d5a9195a6269e703c6e3a47c40982ec94d8cc838.
+---
+ Makefile.tools | 6 +-----
+ configure.ac   | 8 +-------
+ 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile.tools b/Makefile.tools
+index 27a753762..c17244677 100644
+--- a/Makefile.tools
++++ b/Makefile.tools
+@@ -539,11 +539,7 @@ endif
+ 
+ if CUPS
+ 
+-if CUPS_SERVERBIN
+-cupsdir = $(CUPS_SERVERBIN)/backend
+-else
+-cupsdir = $(libdir)/cups/backend
+-endif
++cupsdir = $(CUPSDIR)
+ 
+ cups_PROGRAMS = profiles/cups/bluetooth
+ 
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 9ebc250cf..0190e8271 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -247,13 +247,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cups, AS_HELP_STRING([--disable-cups],
+                 [disable CUPS printer support]), [enable_cups=${enableval}])
+ AM_CONDITIONAL(CUPS, test "${enable_cups}" != "no")
+ if (test "${enable_cups}" != "no"); then
+-	AC_MSG_CHECKING([cups directory])
+-	cups_serverbin=`$PKG_CONFIG cups --variable=cups_serverbin`
+-	AM_CONDITIONAL(CUPS_SERVERBIN, test "${cups_serverbin}" != "")
+-	if (test "${cups_serverbin}" != ""); then
+-		AC_SUBST(CUPS_SERVERBIN, ${cups_serverbin})
+-	fi
+-	AC_MSG_RESULT([${cups_serverbin}])
++   AC_SUBST(CUPSDIR, `$PKG_CONFIG cups --variable=cups_serverbin`/backend)
+ fi
+ 
+ AC_ARG_ENABLE(mesh, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-mesh],
+-- 
+2.43.0
+