diff --git a/utils/hdparm/Makefile b/utils/hdparm/Makefile
index 72466bac7..cfc7d614e 100644
--- a/utils/hdparm/Makefile
+++ b/utils/hdparm/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=hdparm
-PKG_VERSION:=8.9
+PKG_VERSION:=9.12
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/$(PKG_NAME)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=19fa013956612581af7d00907990ac84
+PKG_MD5SUM:=4064cb2cc60b7bbdcea02ec163631068
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/utils/hdparm/patches/100-compile-fix.patch b/utils/hdparm/patches/100-compile-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 27ba48fde..000000000
--- a/utils/hdparm/patches/100-compile-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile
-+++ b/Makefile
-@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
- 
- hdparm: hdparm.h sgio.h $(OBJS)
- 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) -o hdparm $(OBJS)
--	strip hdparm
-+	$(STRIP) hdparm
- 
- sgio.o:	sgio.h
-