diff --git a/package/exiv2/0001-cmake-fix-gettext-support.patch b/package/exiv2/0001-cmake-fix-gettext-support.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 435e08ac6..000000000
--- a/package/exiv2/0001-cmake-fix-gettext-support.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-From 3af0d1a6b2c12b7f62a293d19bdf235db75d6b07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Bernd Kuhls <bernd.kuhls@t-online.de>
-Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 17:18:24 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] cmake: fix gettext support
-
-Building exiv2 with uclibc and gettext fails currently as detected
-by the buildroot autobuilders:
-http://autobuild.buildroot.net/results/def/defcdd3dd57b031c31bb16c0075f079a482bf52d/build-end.log
-
-Patch sent upstream: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/6
-
-Signed-off-by: Bernd Kuhls <bernd.kuhls@t-online.de>
----
- config/CMakeChecks.txt | 12 ++++++++++--
- src/CMakeLists.txt     |  6 +++---
- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
-index b3a888f2..f7621a92 100644
---- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
-+++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
-@@ -95,8 +95,16 @@ ELSE( EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED )
- ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED )
- 
- IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )
--    #FIND_PACKAGE(Intl REQUIRED)
--    #INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Intl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-+    FIND_PACKAGE(Intl)
-+    if(Intl_FOUND)
-+        INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Intl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-+        find_library(LIBINTL_LIBRARY NAMES intl libintl)
-+        if(libintl_FOUND)
-+            SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES ${LIBINTL_LIBRARY})
-+        else(libintl_FOUND)
-+            SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES)
-+        endif()
-+    endif()
-     IF( NOT LOCALEDIR )
-         SET( LOCALEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR}" )
-         IF( WIN32 )
-diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
-index aecd6215..e2904c6f 100644
---- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -316,13 +316,13 @@ msvc_runtime_configure(${EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED} ${EXIV2_ENABLE_DYNAMIC_RUNTIME})
- # ******************************************************************************
- # exiv2 application
- ADD_EXECUTABLE( exiv2 ${EXIV2_SRC}  ${EXIV2_HDR} )
--TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2 exiv2lib )
-+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2 exiv2lib ${LIBINTL_LIBRARIES} )
- INSTALL( TARGETS exiv2 ${INSTALL_TARGET_STANDARD_ARGS} )
- 
- # ******************************************************************************
- # connection test application
- ADD_EXECUTABLE( conntest ${CONNTEST} )
--TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( conntest ${PRIVATE_VAR}  exiv2lib ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${SSH_LIBRARIES})
-+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( conntest ${PRIVATE_VAR}  exiv2lib ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${SSH_LIBRARIES} ${LIBINTL_LIBRARIES} )
- 
- # ******************************************************************************
- # exifprint application
-@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( conntest ${PRIVATE_VAR}  exiv2lib ${CURL_LIBRARIES} ${SSH
- # ******************************************************************************
- # remotetest application
- ADD_EXECUTABLE( remotetest ${REMOTETEST} )
--TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( remotetest exiv2lib )
-+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( remotetest exiv2lib ${LIBINTL_LIBRARIES} )
- 
- # ******************************************************************************
- # Headers
--- 
-2.11.0
-
diff --git a/package/exiv2/0001-cmake-simplify-libintl-check.patch b/package/exiv2/0001-cmake-simplify-libintl-check.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..528564f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/exiv2/0001-cmake-simplify-libintl-check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+From 3dda984c613b93eac76cf38a715f10a7bd7e4564 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bernd Kuhls <bernd.kuhls@t-online.de>
+Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2017 09:44:37 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] cmake: simplify libintl check
+
+According to https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/module/FindIntl.html
+the FindIntl module already checks for libintl.so.
+
+Patch sent upstream: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/8
+
+Signed-off-by: Bernd Kuhls <bernd.kuhls@t-online.de>
+---
+ config/CMakeChecks.txt | 14 ++++----------
+ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
+index e6100c0f..0cd28ec7 100644
+--- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
++++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
+@@ -98,17 +98,11 @@ ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_SHARED )
+ 
+ IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_NLS )
+     FIND_PACKAGE(Intl)
+-    if(Intl_FOUND AND NOT MSVC)
++    if(Intl_FOUND)
+         INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${Intl_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+-        find_library(LIBINTL_LIBRARY NAMES intl libintl)
+-        if(libintl_FOUND)
+-            SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES ${LIBINTL_LIBRARY})
+-        else()
+-            SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES)
+-            if ( APPLE OR CYGWIN )
+-            	SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES -lintl)
+-            endif()
+-        endif()
++        SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES ${Intl_LIBRARIES})
++    else()
++        SET(LIBINTL_LIBRARIES)
+     endif()
+     IF( NOT LOCALEDIR )
+         SET( LOCALEDIR "${CMAKE_INSTALL_LOCALEDIR}" )
+-- 
+2.11.0
+
diff --git a/package/exiv2/0002-cmake-always-depend-on-threads-not-only-in-the-xmp-c.patch b/package/exiv2/0002-cmake-always-depend-on-threads-not-only-in-the-xmp-c.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 96b966f94..000000000
--- a/package/exiv2/0002-cmake-always-depend-on-threads-not-only-in-the-xmp-c.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-From 7acb235c05089e82b16634383ac2b33721258ba1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Bernd Kuhls <bernd.kuhls@t-online.de>
-Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2017 18:25:05 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] cmake: always depend on threads, not only in the xmp case
-
-Patch sent upstream: https://github.com/Exiv2/exiv2/pull/7
-
-Signed-off-by: Bernd Kuhls <bernd.kuhls@t-online.de>
----
- CMakeLists.txt         | 1 -
- config/CMakeChecks.txt | 2 ++
- src/CMakeLists.txt     | 2 ++
- 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 7034bb67..64604c6f 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP )
-     IF (NOT MINGW)
-         set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
-     ENDIF()
--    find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
- ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_XMP )
- 
- INCLUDE( config/CMakeChecks.txt )
-diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
-index b3a888f2..e0557642 100644
---- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
-+++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
-@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_C
- LINK_DIRECTORIES( ${CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH} )
- SET( CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH} )
- 
-+find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
-+
- IF( EXIV2_ENABLE_PNG )
-     FIND_PACKAGE( ZLIB REQUIRED )
-     INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES( ${ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR} )
-diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
-index aecd6215..15d521c5 100644
---- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -268,10 +268,12 @@ else()
-         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${EXPAT_LIBRARIES} )
-         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${CURL_LIBRARIES} )
-         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${SSH_LIBRARIES} )
-+        TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} dl ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} )
-     else()
-         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${EXPAT_LIBRARIES} )
-         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${CURL_LIBRARIES} )
-         TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${SSH_LIBRARIES} )
-+        TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES( exiv2lib ${PRIVATE_VAR} ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} )
-     endif()
- endif()
- 
--- 
-2.11.0
-
diff --git a/package/exiv2/exiv2.hash b/package/exiv2/exiv2.hash
index cdd840c22..9b7987b7a 100644
--- a/package/exiv2/exiv2.hash
+++ b/package/exiv2/exiv2.hash
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-# From http://www.exiv2.org/download.html
-md5 f936d2ca5cbe1e18c71ca2baa5e84fb4 exiv2-0.26-trunk.tar.gz
 # Locally calculated
-sha256 0c625cbeb494aa1b9221280a5b053b54d0c9720d48fa9120cef7c6f93efd4dc3 exiv2-0.26-trunk.tar.gz
+sha256 e4c40e39f2e401608f210a5efec5a458af543c73a2871b0857aec3731f002173  exiv2-4e86c1d61c4b8ab2cbbb31db0031b8e1d1872231.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/exiv2/exiv2.mk b/package/exiv2/exiv2.mk
index f56e86122..02bf071cd 100644
--- a/package/exiv2/exiv2.mk
+++ b/package/exiv2/exiv2.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,8 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-EXIV2_VERSION = 0.26
-EXIV2_SITE = http://www.exiv2.org/builds
-EXIV2_SOURCE = exiv2-$(EXIV2_VERSION)-trunk.tar.gz
+EXIV2_VERSION = 4e86c1d61c4b8ab2cbbb31db0031b8e1d1872231
+EXIV2_SITE = $(call github,Exiv2,exiv2,$(EXIV2_VERSION))
 EXIV2_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 EXIV2_CONF_OPTS += -DEXIV2_ENABLE_BUILD_SAMPLES=OFF
@@ -41,6 +40,9 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE),y)
 EXIV2_CONF_OPTS += -DEXIV2_ENABLE_NLS=ON
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GETTEXT),y)
+EXIV2_DEPENDENCIES += gettext
+endif
 else
 EXIV2_CONF_OPTS += -DEXIV2_ENABLE_NLS=OFF
 endif
