diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/wavpack/wavpack_5.6.0.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/wavpack/wavpack_5.8.1.bb
similarity index 56%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/wavpack/wavpack_5.6.0.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/wavpack/wavpack_5.8.1.bb
index 651fbc4192..63d0db1b67 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/wavpack/wavpack_5.6.0.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-multimedia/wavpack/wavpack_5.8.1.bb
@@ -1,16 +1,11 @@
 DESCRIPTION = "WavPack is a completely open audio compression format providing lossless, high-quality lossy, and a unique hybrid compression mode."
 LICENSE = "BSD-3-Clause"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://license.txt;md5=bb5d037e3ad41a3c84c9f2d8bb65a7b4"
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://license.txt;md5=3a6eec695493cff01ff6f7b7888c5631"
 
 DEPENDS = "openssl"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dbry/WavPack.git;branch=master;protocol=https \
-	    file://set-soversion-and-version.patch \
-	    file://extract-libtool-and-convert-to-soversion.patch \
-	   "
-
-SRCREV = "e03e8e29dc618e08e7baba9636e57ba1254874ce"
-
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/dbry/WavPack.git;branch=master;protocol=https"
+SRCREV = "4827b9889665b937b6ed71b9c6c0123152cd7a02"
 
 inherit cmake pkgconfig lib_package