diff --git a/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.hash b/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.hash
index b8c5d5430e..9a8155f354 100644
--- a/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.hash
+++ b/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.hash
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Locally calculated
-sha256 cf4d57bdcc1ce53f1d228156620dd87af95cbff109d85c81e8be01d0bb58fd25	libcpprestsdk-v2.10.5.tar.gz
+sha256 fd79d34b3fad4622ff58480f57ecdf374061c5bdbd83e317019422575c820443	libcpprestsdk-v2.10.8.tar.gz
 sha256 5c191789f502ac87df83b57008d2fc3e47fbf31315381b5bc4309f6602d0fe97	license.txt
diff --git a/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.mk b/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.mk
index 14526e7de4..e5500d8c7f 100644
--- a/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.mk
+++ b/package/libcpprestsdk/libcpprestsdk.mk
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBCPPRESTSDK_VERSION = v2.10.5
+LIBCPPRESTSDK_VERSION = v2.10.8
 LIBCPPRESTSDK_SITE = $(call github,Microsoft,cpprestsdk,$(LIBCPPRESTSDK_VERSION))
 LIBCPPRESTSDK_LICENSE = MIT
 LIBCPPRESTSDK_LICENSE_FILES = license.txt
 LIBCPPRESTSDK_SUBDIR = Release
 LIBCPPRESTSDK_DEPENDENCIES += host-pkgconf boost openssl zlib
-LIBCPPRESTSDK_CONF_OPTS = -DWERROR=OFF
+LIBCPPRESTSDK_CONF_OPTS = -DWERROR=OFF -DCPPREST_EXCLUDE_WEBSOCKETS=ON
 
 $(eval $(cmake-package))