diff --git a/tools/mkimage/Makefile b/tools/mkimage/Makefile
index 2ea1123c26..5ed82e6fa7 100644
--- a/tools/mkimage/Makefile
+++ b/tools/mkimage/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2011 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2012 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=mkimage
-PKG_VERSION:=2011.06
+PKG_VERSION:=2011.12
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=u-boot-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=ftp://ftp.denx.de/pub/u-boot
-PKG_MD5SUM:=0cc5026aad02f218a9b9ac56b301c97a
+PKG_MD5SUM:=7f29b9f6da44d6e46e988e7561fd1d5f
 PKG_CAT:=bzcat
 
 HOST_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/u-boot-$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/tools/mkimage/patches/020-darwin-10_7-getline-fix.patch b/tools/mkimage/patches/020-darwin-10_7-getline-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index ff1ae807da..0000000000
--- a/tools/mkimage/patches/020-darwin-10_7-getline-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
---- a/tools/os_support.h
-+++ b/tools/os_support.h
-@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
- #include "mingw_support.h"
- #endif
- 
--#ifdef __APPLE__
-+#if defined(__APPLE__) && __DARWIN_C_LEVEL < 200809L
- #include "getline.h"
- #endif
- 
---- a/tools/os_support.c
-+++ b/tools/os_support.c
-@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
- #ifdef __MINGW32__
- #include "mingw_support.c"
- #endif
--#ifdef __APPLE__
-+
-+#if defined(__APPLE__) && __DARWIN_C_LEVEL < 200809L
- #include "getline.c"
- #endif
diff --git a/tools/mkimage/patches/030-allow-to-use-different-magic.patch b/tools/mkimage/patches/030-allow-to-use-different-magic.patch
index 31a9065f3f..73a0ac4f91 100644
--- a/tools/mkimage/patches/030-allow-to-use-different-magic.patch
+++ b/tools/mkimage/patches/030-allow-to-use-different-magic.patch
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  	.dtc = MKIMAGE_DEFAULT_DTC_OPTIONS,
  	.imagename = "",
  };
-@@ -180,6 +181,16 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+@@ -186,6 +187,16 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
  					genimg_get_comp_id (*++argv)) < 0)
  					usage ();
  				goto NXTARG;
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  			case 'D':
  				if (--argc <= 0)
  					usage ();
-@@ -580,12 +591,13 @@ usage ()
+@@ -595,12 +606,13 @@ usage ()
  	fprintf (stderr, "Usage: %s -l image\n"
  			 "          -l ==> list image header information\n",
  		params.cmdname);
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
  			 "          -n ==> set image name to 'name'\n"
 --- a/tools/mkimage.h
 +++ b/tools/mkimage.h
-@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct mkimage_params {
+@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct mkimage_params {
  	int arch;
  	int type;
  	int comp;
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
  	unsigned int ep;
 --- a/tools/default_image.c
 +++ b/tools/default_image.c
-@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static void image_set_header (void *ptr,
+@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void image_set_header(void *ptr,
  			sbuf->st_size - sizeof(image_header_t));
  
  	/* Build new header */
--	image_set_magic (hdr, IH_MAGIC);
-+	image_set_magic (hdr, params->magic);
- 	image_set_time (hdr, sbuf->st_mtime);
- 	image_set_size (hdr, sbuf->st_size - sizeof(image_header_t));
- 	image_set_load (hdr, params->addr);
+-	image_set_magic(hdr, IH_MAGIC);
++	image_set_magic(hdr, params->magic);
+ 	image_set_time(hdr, sbuf->st_mtime);
+ 	image_set_size(hdr, sbuf->st_size - sizeof(image_header_t));
+ 	image_set_load(hdr, params->addr);