diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
index b1e52ba5cfc..fa7bc5542e9 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/Makefile
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=elfutils
-PKG_VERSION:=0.164
+PKG_VERSION:=0.165
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://fedorahosted.org/releases/e/l/$(PKG_NAME)/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MD5SUM:=2e4536c1c48034f188a80789a59114d8
+PKG_MD5SUM:=c37fdbe18e848002b451562cba964679
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Luiz Angelo Daros de Luca <luizluca@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING COPYING-GPLV2 COPYING-LGPLV3
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/nls.mk
 define Package/elfutils/Default
   SECTION:=libs
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
-  DEPENDS:=$(INTL_DEPENDS)
   TITLE:=ELF manipulation libraries
   URL:=https://fedorahosted.org/elfutils/
 endef
@@ -41,12 +40,13 @@ endef
 
 define Package/libdw
   $(call Package/elfutils/Default)
-  DEPENDS:=libelf1 +zlib +libbz2
+  DEPENDS:=libelf1 +libbz2
   TITLE+= (libdw)
 endef
 
 define Package/libelf1
   $(call Package/elfutils/Default)
+  DEPENDS:=$(INTL_DEPENDS) +zlib
   TITLE+= (libelf)
 endef
 
diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/003-libint-stub.patch b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/003-libint-stub.patch
index cf6539f0ec7..d6cc7070e6d 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/003-libint-stub.patch
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/003-libint-stub.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/libelf/libelfP.h
 +++ b/libelf/libelfP.h
-@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
+@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
  #include <stdio.h>
  #include <string.h>
  
diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/005-build_only_libs.patch b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/005-build_only_libs.patch
index 0077369844f..e39b395687f 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/005-build_only_libs.patch
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/005-build_only_libs.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/Makefile.in
 +++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+@@ -378,8 +378,7 @@ AM_MAKEFLAGS = --no-print-directory
  pkginclude_HEADERS = version.h
  
  # Add doc back when we have some real content.
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  	     COPYING COPYING-GPLV2 COPYING-LGPLV3
 --- a/Makefile.am
 +++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
+@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ AM_MAKEFLAGS = --no-print-directory
  pkginclude_HEADERS = version.h
  
  # Add doc back when we have some real content.
diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/006-libdw_LIBS.patch b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/006-libdw_LIBS.patch
index bcea1005c58..34c44477085 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/006-libdw_LIBS.patch
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/006-libdw_LIBS.patch
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 --- a/libdw/Makefile.in
 +++ b/libdw/Makefile.in
-@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ libdw.so$(EXEEXT): $(srcdir)/libdw.map l
+@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ libdw.so$(EXEEXT): $(srcdir)/libdw.map l
  		-Wl,--enable-new-dtags,-rpath,$(pkglibdir) \
  		-Wl,--version-script,$<,--no-undefined \
  		-Wl,--whole-archive $(filter-out $<,$^) -Wl,--no-whole-archive\
--		-ldl $(argp_LDADD) $(zip_LIBS)
-+		-ldl $(argp_LDADD) $(zip_LIBS) $(LIBS)
+-		-ldl -lz $(argp_LDADD) $(zip_LIBS)
++		-ldl -lz $(argp_LDADD) $(zip_LIBS) $(LIBS)
  	@$(textrel_check)
  	$(AM_V_at)ln -fs $@ $@.$(VERSION)
  
diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/100-musl-compat.patch b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/100-musl-compat.patch
index 7427e9a762c..25e15047a5b 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/100-musl-compat.patch
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/100-musl-compat.patch
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
  #include <gelf.h>
 --- a/src/ldlex.c
 +++ b/src/ldlex.c
-@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ char *ldtext;
+@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ char *ldtext;
  #include <assert.h>
  #include <ctype.h>
  #include <elf.h>
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
  #include <stdlib.h>
 --- a/libcpu/i386_lex.c
 +++ b/libcpu/i386_lex.c
-@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ char *i386_text;
+@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ char *i386_text;
  #endif
  
  #include <ctype.h>
diff --git a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/101-no-fts.patch b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/101-no-fts.patch
index b1b23089fdd..6a3e9408d67 100644
--- a/package/libs/elfutils/patches/101-no-fts.patch
+++ b/package/libs/elfutils/patches/101-no-fts.patch
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
  	struct parse_opt *opt = state->hook;
 --- a/libdwfl/Makefile.in
 +++ b/libdwfl/Makefile.in
-@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ am__libdwfl_a_SOURCES_DIST = dwfl_begin.
+@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ am__libdwfl_a_SOURCES_DIST = dwfl_begin.
  	dwfl_getmodules.c dwfl_getdwarf.c dwfl_module_getdwarf.c \
  	dwfl_module_getelf.c dwfl_validate_address.c argp-std.c \
  	find-debuginfo.c dwfl_build_id_find_elf.c \
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
  	linux-proc-maps.c dwfl_addrmodule.c dwfl_addrdwarf.c cu.c \
  	dwfl_module_nextcu.c dwfl_nextcu.c dwfl_cumodule.c \
  	dwfl_module_addrdie.c dwfl_addrdie.c lines.c dwfl_lineinfo.c \
-@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ am_libdwfl_a_OBJECTS = dwfl_begin.$(OBJE
+@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ am_libdwfl_a_OBJECTS = dwfl_begin.$(OBJE
  	dwfl_validate_address.$(OBJEXT) argp-std.$(OBJEXT) \
  	find-debuginfo.$(OBJEXT) dwfl_build_id_find_elf.$(OBJEXT) \
  	dwfl_build_id_find_debuginfo.$(OBJEXT) \