diff --git a/package/zyre/0001-Problem-inconsistent-use-of-const-on-some-methods.patch b/package/zyre/0001-Problem-inconsistent-use-of-const-on-some-methods.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e38ad0b3f..0000000000
--- a/package/zyre/0001-Problem-inconsistent-use-of-const-on-some-methods.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-From f450770ea81682323a3c1704b6eafcb88d44a175 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Pieter Hintjens <ph@imatix.com>
-Date: Sat, 2 May 2015 14:54:11 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Problem: inconsistent use of 'const' on some methods
-
-Solution: any method that returns a managed string (i.e. not a fresh
-string that the caller must free) should return 'const char *'.
-
-Fixes #319
-
-Backported from:
-https://github.com/zeromq/zyre/commit/463d2a63e5e92f8028577c350a3badfcafc9c2cb
-
-Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
----
- src/zyre_peer.c | 6 +++---
- src/zyre_peer.h | 6 +++---
- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/zyre_peer.c b/src/zyre_peer.c
-index 0497424..8b60c86 100644
---- a/src/zyre_peer.c
-+++ b/src/zyre_peer.c
-@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ zyre_peer_connected (zyre_peer_t *self)
- //  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- //  Return peer identity string
- 
--char *
-+const char *
- zyre_peer_identity (zyre_peer_t *self)
- {
-     assert (self);
-@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ zyre_peer_identity (zyre_peer_t *self)
- //  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- //  Return peer connection endpoint
- 
--char *
-+const char *
- zyre_peer_endpoint (zyre_peer_t *self)
- {
-     assert (self);
-@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ zyre_peer_set_ready (zyre_peer_t *self, bool ready)
- //  ---------------------------------------------------------------------
- //  Get peer header value
- 
--char *
-+const char *
- zyre_peer_header (zyre_peer_t *self, char *key, char *default_value)
- {
-     assert (self);
-diff --git a/src/zyre_peer.h b/src/zyre_peer.h
-index d5a8060..f6a01b9 100644
---- a/src/zyre_peer.h
-+++ b/src/zyre_peer.h
-@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ bool
-     zyre_peer_connected (zyre_peer_t *self);
- 
- //  Return peer connection endpoint
--char *
-+const char *
-     zyre_peer_endpoint (zyre_peer_t *self);
- 
- //  Send message to peer
-@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int
-     zyre_peer_send (zyre_peer_t *self, zre_msg_t **msg_p);
- 
- //  Return peer identity string
--char *
-+const char *
-     zyre_peer_identity (zyre_peer_t *self);
-     
- //  Register activity at peer
-@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void
-     zyre_peer_set_ready (zyre_peer_t *self, bool ready);
- 
- //  Get peer header value
--char *
-+const char *
-     zyre_peer_header (zyre_peer_t *self, char *key, char *default_value);
- 
- //  Set peer headers from provided dictionary
--- 
-2.5.0
-
diff --git a/package/zyre/zyre.mk b/package/zyre/zyre.mk
index 661dddc82c..b17dfd022d 100644
--- a/package/zyre/zyre.mk
+++ b/package/zyre/zyre.mk
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-ZYRE_VERSION = v1.0.0
+ZYRE_VERSION = a351468b7d313fc90c446668122365851a9c60e4
 ZYRE_SITE = $(call github,zeromq,zyre,$(ZYRE_VERSION))
 ZYRE_LICENSE = LGPLv3+
 ZYRE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING COPYING.LESSER
 ZYRE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-ZYRE_DEPENDENCIES = czmq zeromq
+ZYRE_DEPENDENCIES = czmq zeromq host-pkgconf
 ZYRE_AUTORECONF = YES
 
 define ZYRE_CREATE_CONFIG_DIR