diff --git a/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk b/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
index 08ecc5d9ff..b1a84e374f 100644
--- a/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
+++ b/packages/devel/libcec/package.mk
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 PKG_NAME="libcec"
-PKG_VERSION="6d68d21"
+PKG_VERSION="209884d"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
diff --git a/packages/devel/libcec/patches/libcec-PR208.patch b/packages/devel/libcec/patches/libcec-PR208.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dc5adf022..0000000000
--- a/packages/devel/libcec/patches/libcec-PR208.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-From f70c4d76e1d9c0219a3927b6b66090b7575e7933 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Gerald Dachs <gda@dachsweb.de>
-Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 12:12:51 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] use system audio mode request instead of power on to start
- AVR reliable
-
----
- src/libcec/devices/CECBusDevice.cpp | 13 +++++++++----
- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/libcec/devices/CECBusDevice.cpp b/src/libcec/devices/CECBusDevice.cpp
-index 55939d1..e2d5ea3 100644
---- a/src/libcec/devices/CECBusDevice.cpp
-+++ b/src/libcec/devices/CECBusDevice.cpp
-@@ -1025,14 +1025,19 @@ bool CCECBusDevice::ActivateSource(uint64_t iDelay /* = 0 */)
-   bool bReturn(true);
-   if (iDelay == 0)
-   {
--    /** some AVRs fail to be powered up by the TV when it powers up. power up the AVR explicitly */
-+    /** send system audio mode request if AVR exists */
-     if (m_iLogicalAddress != CECDEVICE_AUDIOSYSTEM)
-     {
-       CCECBusDevice* audioSystem(m_processor->GetDevice(CECDEVICE_AUDIOSYSTEM));
--      if (audioSystem && audioSystem->IsPresent() && audioSystem->GetPowerStatus(m_iLogicalAddress) != CEC_POWER_STATUS_ON)
-+      if (audioSystem && audioSystem->IsPresent())
-       {
--        LIB_CEC->AddLog(CEC_LOG_DEBUG, "powering up the AVR");
--        audioSystem->PowerOn(m_iLogicalAddress);
-+        cec_command command;
-+
-+        LIB_CEC->AddLog(CEC_LOG_DEBUG, "sending system audio mode request for '%s'", ToString(m_iLogicalAddress));
-+        cec_command::Format(command, m_iLogicalAddress, CECDEVICE_AUDIOSYSTEM, CEC_OPCODE_SYSTEM_AUDIO_MODE_REQUEST);
-+        command.parameters.PushBack((uint8_t) ((m_iPhysicalAddress >> 8) & 0xFF));
-+        command.parameters.PushBack((uint8_t) (m_iPhysicalAddress & 0xFF));
-+        bReturn = m_handler->Transmit(command, false, false);
-       }
-     }
-