diff --git a/package/firmware/linux-firmware/Makefile b/package/firmware/linux-firmware/Makefile
index 2ad213b82b..4786751e8c 100644
--- a/package/firmware/linux-firmware/Makefile
+++ b/package/firmware/linux-firmware/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=linux-firmware
-PKG_VERSION:=20210511
+PKG_VERSION:=20211216
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/linux/kernel/firmware
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
-PKG_HASH:=2aa6ae8b9808408f9811ac38f00c188e53e984a2b3990254f6c9c02c1ab13417
+PKG_HASH:=eeddb4e6bef31fd1a3757f12ccc324929bbad97855c0b9ec5ed780f74de1837d
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
diff --git a/package/firmware/linux-firmware/realtek.mk b/package/firmware/linux-firmware/realtek.mk
index b0f6ff7f35..081cc1b37c 100644
--- a/package/firmware/linux-firmware/realtek.mk
+++ b/package/firmware/linux-firmware/realtek.mk
@@ -76,16 +76,10 @@ Package/rtl8723bu-firmware = $(call Package/firmware-default,RealTek RTL8723BU f
 define Package/rtl8723bu-firmware/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/firmware/rtlwifi
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/rtlwifi/rtl8723bu_nic.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/rtlwifi
+	ln -s rtl8723bu_nic.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/rtlwifi/rtl8723bs_nic.bin
 endef
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,rtl8723bu-firmware))
 
-Package/rtl8723bs-firmware = $(call Package/firmware-default,RealTek RTL8723BS firmware)
-define Package/rtl8723bs-firmware/install
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/firmware/rtlwifi
-	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/rtlwifi/rtl8723bs*.bin $(1)/lib/firmware/rtlwifi
-endef
-$(eval $(call BuildPackage,rtl8723bs-firmware))
-
 Package/rtl8821ae-firmware = $(call Package/firmware-default,RealTek RTL8821AE firmware)
 define Package/rtl8821ae-firmware/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/lib/firmware/rtlwifi