diff --git a/tools/findutils/Makefile b/tools/findutils/Makefile
index c1c45eeaab..606df4fa2f 100644
--- a/tools/findutils/Makefile
+++ b/tools/findutils/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=findutils
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:gnu:findutils
-PKG_VERSION:=4.6.0
+PKG_VERSION:=4.7.0
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/$(PKG_NAME)
-PKG_HASH:=ded4c9f73731cd48fec3b6bdaccce896473b6d8e337e9612e16cf1431bb1169d
+PKG_HASH:=c5fefbdf9858f7e4feb86f036e1247a54c79fc2d8e4b7064d5aaa1f47dfa789a
 
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk
 
+HOST_CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--enable-threads=pth \
+	--disable-rpath \
+	--disable-nls \
+	--without-selinux
+
 $(eval $(call HostBuild))
diff --git a/tools/findutils/patches/100-include_sysmacros.patch b/tools/findutils/patches/100-include_sysmacros.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 82b1ee9a42..0000000000
--- a/tools/findutils/patches/100-include_sysmacros.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/gl/lib/mountlist.c
-+++ b/gl/lib/mountlist.c
-@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
- 
- #include <config.h>
- 
-+#ifdef MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS
-+# include <sys/sysmacros.h>
-+#endif
-+
- #include "mountlist.h"
- 
- #include <limits.h>
diff --git a/tools/findutils/patches/110-glibc-change-work-around.patch b/tools/findutils/patches/110-glibc-change-work-around.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 91b69274c8..0000000000
--- a/tools/findutils/patches/110-glibc-change-work-around.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-Subject: Workaround change in glibc
-
-Temporary workaround to compile with glibc 2.28, which
-deprecated some constants
-
-Based on the workaround made for the tools/m4 package
-
---- a/gl/lib/stdio-impl.h
-+++ b/gl/lib/stdio-impl.h
-@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
-    the same implementation of stdio extension API, except that some fields
-    have different naming conventions, or their access requires some casts.  */
- 
-+/* Glibc 2.28 made _IO_IN_BACKUP private.  For now, work around this
-+   problem by defining it ourselves.  FIXME: Do not rely on glibc
-+   internals.  */
-+#if !defined _IO_IN_BACKUP && defined _IO_EOF_SEEN
-+# define _IO_IN_BACKUP 0x100
-+#endif
- 
- /* BSD stdio derived implementations.  */
- 
---- a/gl/lib/freadahead.c
-+++ b/gl/lib/freadahead.c
-@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
- size_t
- freadahead (FILE *fp)
- {
--#if defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-+#if defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-   if (fp->_IO_write_ptr > fp->_IO_write_base)
-     return 0;
-   return (fp->_IO_read_end - fp->_IO_read_ptr)
---- a/gl/lib/fseeko.c
-+++ b/gl/lib/fseeko.c
-@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fseeko (FILE *fp, off_t offset, int when
- #endif
- 
-   /* These tests are based on fpurge.c.  */
--#if defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-+#if defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-   if (fp->_IO_read_end == fp->_IO_read_ptr
-       && fp->_IO_write_ptr == fp->_IO_write_base
-       && fp->_IO_save_base == NULL)
-@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ fseeko (FILE *fp, off_t offset, int when
-           return -1;
-         }
- 
--#if defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-+#if defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-       fp->_flags &= ~_IO_EOF_SEEN;
-       fp->_offset = pos;
- #elif defined __sferror || defined __DragonFly__ || defined __ANDROID__
---- a/gl/lib/fflush.c
-+++ b/gl/lib/fflush.c
-@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
- #undef fflush
- 
- 
--#if defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-+#if defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
- 
- /* Clear the stream's ungetc buffer, preserving the value of ftello (fp).  */
- static void
-@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ clear_ungetc_buffer (FILE *fp)
- 
- #endif
- 
--#if ! (defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */)
-+#if ! (defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */)
- 
- # if (defined __sferror || defined __DragonFly__ || defined __ANDROID__) && defined __SNPT
- /* FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly, Mac OS X, Cygwin, Android */
-@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ rpl_fflush (FILE *stream)
-   if (stream == NULL || ! freading (stream))
-     return fflush (stream);
- 
--#if defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-+#if defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
- 
-   clear_ungetc_buffer_preserving_position (stream);
- 
---- a/gl/lib/freading.c
-+++ b/gl/lib/freading.c
-@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ freading (FILE *fp)
-   /* Most systems provide FILE as a struct and the necessary bitmask in
-      <stdio.h>, because they need it for implementing getc() and putc() as
-      fast macros.  */
--# if defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-+# if defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-   return ((fp->_flags & _IO_NO_WRITES) != 0
-           || ((fp->_flags & (_IO_NO_READS | _IO_CURRENTLY_PUTTING)) == 0
-               && fp->_IO_read_base != NULL));
---- a/gl/lib/fpurge.c
-+++ b/gl/lib/fpurge.c
-@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ fpurge (FILE *fp)
-   /* Most systems provide FILE as a struct and the necessary bitmask in
-      <stdio.h>, because they need it for implementing getc() and putc() as
-      fast macros.  */
--# if defined _IO_ftrylockfile || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-+# if defined _IO_EOF_SEEN || __GNU_LIBRARY__ == 1 /* GNU libc, BeOS, Haiku, Linux libc5 */
-   fp->_IO_read_end = fp->_IO_read_ptr;
-   fp->_IO_write_ptr = fp->_IO_write_base;
-   /* Avoid memory leak when there is an active ungetc buffer.  */