diff --git a/submodules/build/builders.d/libvpx.mk b/submodules/build/builders.d/libvpx.mk
index 4bd2e3be9..f1acb950c 100644
--- a/submodules/build/builders.d/libvpx.mk
+++ b/submodules/build/builders.d/libvpx.mk
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@ else
 	libvpx_configure_options+= --target=x86-darwin10-gcc
 endif
 libvpx_dir?=externals/libvpx
-$(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir)/patched :
-	cd $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir) \
-	&& git apply $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/build/builders.d/libvpx.patch \
-	&& touch $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir)/patched
 
-$(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir)/config.mk: $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir)/patched
+$(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir)/config.mk:
 	mkdir -p $(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir)
 	cd $(BUILDER_BUILD_DIR)/$(libvpx_dir)/ \
 	&&  host_alias=${host} . $(BUILDER_SRC_DIR)/build/$(config_site) \
diff --git a/submodules/build/builders.d/libvpx.patch b/submodules/build/builders.d/libvpx.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 83dc296ad..000000000
--- a/submodules/build/builders.d/libvpx.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/build/make/ads2gas_apple.pl b/build/make/ads2gas_apple.pl
-index 78f4a97..dfceebd 100755
---- a/build/make/ads2gas_apple.pl
-+++ b/build/make/ads2gas_apple.pl
-@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ while (<STDIN>)
-     # Make function visible to linker, and make additional symbol with
-     # prepended underscore
-     s/EXPORT\s+\|([\$\w]*)\|/.globl _$1\n\t.globl $1/;
--    s/IMPORT\s+\|([\$\w]*)\|/.globl $1/;
-+    s/IMPORT\s+\|([\$\w]*)\|/.globl _$1/;
- 
-     # No vertical bars required; make additional symbol with prepended
-     # underscore
-diff --git a/build/make/configure.sh b/build/make/configure.sh
-index 1279f78..b7f0c99 100755
---- a/build/make/configure.sh
-+++ b/build/make/configure.sh
-@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ process_common_toolchain() {
-             TOOLCHAIN_PATH=${SDK_PATH}/usr/bin
-             CC=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/gcc
-             AR=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/ar
--            LD=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/arm-apple-darwin10-gcc-4.2.1
-+            LD=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/gcc
-             AS=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/as
-             STRIP=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/strip
-             NM=${TOOLCHAIN_PATH}/nm
-@@ -744,9 +744,9 @@ process_common_toolchain() {
-             ASFLAGS="-version -arch ${tgt_isa} -g"
- 
-             add_cflags -arch ${tgt_isa}
--            add_ldflags -arch_only ${tgt_isa}
-+            add_ldflags "-arch ${tgt_isa} -Wl,-syslibroot,${SDK_PATH}/SDKs/iPhoneOS5.0.sdk"
- 
--            add_cflags  "-isysroot ${SDK_PATH}/SDKs/iPhoneOS4.3.sdk"
-+            add_cflags  "-isysroot ${SDK_PATH}/SDKs/iPhoneOS5.0.sdk"
- 
-             # This should be overridable
-             alt_libc=${SDK_PATH}/SDKs/iPhoneOS4.3.sdk
-diff --git a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/boolhuff_armv5te.asm b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/boolhuff_armv5te.asm
-index 5b7e8f6..0dccf66 100644
---- a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/boolhuff_armv5te.asm
-+++ b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/boolhuff_armv5te.asm
-@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
-     ldr  r3, [r0, #vp8_writer_error]
-     mov  r1, $pos
-     mov  r0, $start
--    bl   vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-+    bl   _vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-     pop  {r0-r3, r12, lr}
-     MEND
- 
-diff --git a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_armv5.asm b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_armv5.asm
-index a1cd467..29819ba 100644
---- a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_armv5.asm
-+++ b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_armv5.asm
-@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
-     ldr  r3, [r0, #vp8_writer_error]
-     mov  r1, $pos
-     mov  r0, $start
--    bl   vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-+    bl   _vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-     pop  {r0-r3, r12, lr}
-     MEND
- 
-diff --git a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_mbrow_armv5.asm b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_mbrow_armv5.asm
-index 1fa5e6c..69f297f 100644
---- a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_mbrow_armv5.asm
-+++ b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_mbrow_armv5.asm
-@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
-     ldr  r3, [r0, #vp8_writer_error]
-     mov  r1, $pos
-     mov  r0, $start
--    bl   vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-+    bl   _vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-     pop  {r0-r3, r12, lr}
-     MEND
- 
-diff --git a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_partitions_armv5.asm b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_partitions_armv5.asm
-index 3a183aa..4289f0a 100644
---- a/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_partitions_armv5.asm
-+++ b/vp8/encoder/arm/armv5te/vp8_packtokens_partitions_armv5.asm
-@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
-     ldr  r3, [r0, #vp8_writer_error]
-     mov  r1, $pos
-     mov  r0, $start
--    bl   vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-+    bl   _vp8_validate_buffer_arm
-     pop  {r0-r3, r12, lr}
-     MEND
- 
diff --git a/submodules/externals/libvpx b/submodules/externals/libvpx
index aa7335e61..c8df1656b 160000
--- a/submodules/externals/libvpx
+++ b/submodules/externals/libvpx
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit aa7335e610b961626f77130bc99b24de1031601d
+Subproject commit c8df1656bd94928059204242e778bd5b8b9dc7aa