diff --git a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/install b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/install
index 1ba0565d44..4b9533d8b5 100755
--- a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/install
+++ b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/install
@@ -26,6 +26,5 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
   cp $PKG_BUILD/LICENCE* $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
   cp $PKG_BUILD/arm128_start.elf $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader/start.elf
   cp $PKG_BUILD/bootcode.bin $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
-  cp $PKG_BUILD/loader.bin $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
 
   cp $PKG_DIR/scripts/update.sh $INSTALL/usr/share/bootloader
diff --git a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/meta b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/meta
index 79fe3aa029..e203fe28e8 100644
--- a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/meta
+++ b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/meta
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="bcm2835-bootloader"
-PKG_VERSION="b87bc42"
+PKG_VERSION="db62088"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="arm"
 PKG_LICENSE="nonfree"
diff --git a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/release b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/release
index f3e5fb63ac..27d03eb998 100755
--- a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/release
+++ b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/release
@@ -25,4 +25,3 @@
 mkdir -p $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader
   cp -PR $BUILD/bcm2835-bootloader-*/arm128_start.elf $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader/start.elf
   cp -PR $BUILD/bcm2835-bootloader-*/bootcode.bin $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader/
-  cp -PR $BUILD/bcm2835-bootloader-*/loader.bin $RELEASE_DIR/3rdparty/bootloader/
diff --git a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh
index bda1348330..f4534e3d60 100755
--- a/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/packages/tools/bcm2835-bootloader/scripts/update.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@
   cp $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/LICENCE* $BOOT_ROOT
   cp $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/start.elf $BOOT_ROOT
   cp $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/bootcode.bin $BOOT_ROOT
-  cp $SYSTEM_ROOT/usr/share/bootloader/loader.bin $BOOT_ROOT
+
+# clean unused files
+  rm -rf $BOOT_ROOT/loader.bin
 
 # mount $BOOT_ROOT r/o
   sync