diff --git a/utils/bonnie++/Makefile b/utils/bonnie++/Makefile
index 3a1d58cb6..632d348eb 100644
--- a/utils/bonnie++/Makefile
+++ b/utils/bonnie++/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=bonnie++
-PKG_VERSION:=1.97.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=1.98
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/
-PKG_HASH:=e27b386ae0dc054fa7b530aab6bdead7aea6337a864d1f982bc9ebacb320746e
+PKG_HASH:=6e0bcbc08b78856fd998dd7bcb352d4615a99c26c2dc83d5b8345b102bad0b04
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
@@ -39,19 +39,10 @@ define Package/bonniexx/description
 endef
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_USE_UCLIBCXX),y)
-TARGET_LDFLAGS +=-nodefaultlibs
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += -nodefaultlibs
 endif
 
-TARGET_CXXFLAGS +=-fno-rtti
-
-define Build/Compile
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
-		TARGET_CXX="$(TARGET_CXX)" \
-		TARGET_LINK="$(TARGET_CXX)" \
-		MORECFLAGS="$(TARGET_CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_CXXFLAGS)" \
-		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
-		all
-endef
+TARGET_CXXFLAGS += -fno-rtti -flto
 
 define Package/bonniexx/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/bin
diff --git a/utils/bonnie++/patches/001-cross_compile_fix.patch b/utils/bonnie++/patches/001-cross_compile_fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e3ff56b12..000000000
--- a/utils/bonnie++/patches/001-cross_compile_fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-Index: bonnie++-1.97.3/configure
-===================================================================
---- bonnie++-1.97.3.orig/configure
-+++ bonnie++-1.97.3/configure
-@@ -3955,9 +3955,7 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_obj
- 
- if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
-   { { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&5
--$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;}
--as_fn_error $? "cannot run test program while cross compiling
--See \`config.log' for more details" "$LINENO" 5 ; }
-+$as_echo "$as_me: error: in \`$ac_pwd':" >&2;} }
- else
-   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
- /* end confdefs.h.  */
-Index: bonnie++-1.97.3/Makefile
-===================================================================
---- bonnie++-1.97.3.orig/Makefile
-+++ bonnie++-1.97.3/Makefile
-@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
- EXES=bonnie++ zcav getc_putc getc_putc_helper
- EXE=bon_csv2html generate_randfile
-+TARGET_CXX=g++
-+TARGET_LINK=g++
- 
- all: $(EXE) $(EXES)
- 
-@@ -10,8 +12,8 @@ eprefix=${prefix}
- #MORE_WARNINGS=-Weffc++
- WFLAGS=-Wall -W -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -pedantic -ffor-scope -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-security -Wswitch-enum -Winit-self $(MORE_WARNINGS)
- CFLAGS=-O2  -DNDEBUG $(WFLAGS) $(MORECFLAGS)
--CXX=g++ $(CFLAGS)
--LINK=g++
-+CXX=$(TARGET_CXX) $(CFLAGS)
-+LINK=$(TARGET_LINK)
- THREAD_LFLAGS=-lpthread
- 
- INSTALL=/usr/bin/install -c
diff --git a/utils/bonnie++/patches/002-add-verbose-error-messages.patch b/utils/bonnie++/patches/002-add-verbose-error-messages.patch
index ccec8e8f1..521ca9c54 100644
--- a/utils/bonnie++/patches/002-add-verbose-error-messages.patch
+++ b/utils/bonnie++/patches/002-add-verbose-error-messages.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/bon_file.cpp
 +++ b/bon_file.cpp
-@@ -464,25 +464,37 @@ int COpenTest::delete_sequential(BonTime
+@@ -469,25 +469,37 @@ int COpenTest::delete_sequential(BonTime
      }
      if(m_number_directories != 1)
      {
diff --git a/utils/bonnie++/patches/010-openwrt-fixes.patch b/utils/bonnie++/patches/010-openwrt-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a26b64adb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/bonnie++/patches/010-openwrt-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+--- a/Makefile.in
++++ b/Makefile.in
+@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ SCRIPTS=bon_csv2txt
+ 
+ prefix=@prefix@
+ eprefix=@exec_prefix@
+-#MORE_WARNINGS=-Weffc++
+-WFLAGS=-Wall -W -Wshadow -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -pedantic -ffor-scope -Wcast-align -Wsign-compare -Wpointer-arith -Wwrite-strings -Wformat-security -Wswitch-enum -Winit-self $(MORE_WARNINGS)
+-CFLAGS=-O2 @debug@ -DNDEBUG $(WFLAGS) $(MORECFLAGS)
+-CXX=@CXX@ $(CFLAGS)
+-LINK=@CXX@
+-THREAD_LFLAGS=@thread_ldflags@
+ 
+ INSTALL=@INSTALL@
+ INSTALL_PROGRAM=@INSTALL_PROGRAM@
+@@ -34,22 +28,22 @@ GETCHSRC=getc_putc_helper.cpp duration.cpp
+ GETCHOBJS=$(GETCHSRC:.cpp=.o)
+ 
+ bonnie++: $(BONOBJS)
+-	$(LINK) -o bonnie++ $(BONOBJS) $(THREAD_LFLAGS)
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o bonnie++ $(BONOBJS)
+ 
+ zcav: $(ZCAVOBJS)
+-	$(LINK) -o zcav $(ZCAVOBJS) $(THREAD_LFLAGS)
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o zcav $(ZCAVOBJS)
+ 
+ getc_putc: $(GETCOBJS) getc_putc_helper
+-	$(LINK) -o getc_putc $(GETCOBJS) $(THREAD_LFLAGS)
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o getc_putc $(GETCOBJS)
+ 
+ getc_putc_helper: $(GETCHOBJS)
+-	$(CXX) -o getc_putc_helper $(GETCHOBJS)
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o getc_putc_helper $(GETCHOBJS)
+ 
+ bon_csv2html: bon_csv2html.o
+-	$(LINK) bon_csv2html.o -o bon_csv2html
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) bon_csv2html.o -o bon_csv2html
+ 
+ generate_randfile: generate_randfile.o
+-	$(LINK) generate_randfile.o -o generate_randfile
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) generate_randfile.o -o generate_randfile
+ 
+ install-bin: $(EXE) $(EXES)
+ 	mkdir -p $(eprefix)/bin $(eprefix)/sbin
+@@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ install: install-bin
+ 	@INSTALL_DATA@ $(MAN8) @mandir@/man8
+ 
+ %.o: %.cpp
+-	$(CXX) -c $<
++	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c $<
+ 
+ clean:
+ 	rm -f $(EXE) $(EXES) *.o build-stamp install-stamp
+--- a/configure.in
++++ b/configure.in
+@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ fi
+ 
+ dnl Checks for programs.
+ AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
+-AC_PROG_CC
+ AC_PROG_CXX
+ AC_PROG_CXXCPP
+ AC_PROG_INSTALL
+@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ AC_SUBST(linux_pthread)
+ AC_TRY_COMPILE([#define _GNU_SOURCE
+ #include <pthread.h>
+ ] , [pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
+-    pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP);]
++    pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);]
+   , linux_pthread="yes")
+ if [[ -n "$linux_pthread" ]]; then
+    linux_pthread="#define LINUX_PTHREAD"
+@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ void * thread_func(void * param) { return NULL; }
+   , thread_ldflags="-pthread")
+ 
+ AC_SUBST(large_file)
+-AC_TRY_RUN([#ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
++AC_TRY_COMPILE([#ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
+ #define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
+ #endif
+ #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/utils/bonnie++/patches/010-uclibcxx.patch b/utils/bonnie++/patches/010-uclibcxx.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index e05b89d65..000000000
--- a/utils/bonnie++/patches/010-uclibcxx.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
---- a/configure.in
-+++ b/configure.in
-@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ fi
- 
- dnl Checks for programs.
- AC_LANG_CPLUSPLUS
--AC_PROG_CC
- AC_PROG_CXX
- AC_PROG_CXXCPP
- AC_PROG_INSTALL
-@@ -60,13 +59,13 @@ if [[ -n "$snprintf" ]]; then
-    snprintf="#define NO_SNPRINTF"
- fi
- 
--AC_CHECK_HEADERS(algorithm algo.h algo)
-+AC_CHECK_HEADERS(algorithm)
- 
- AC_SUBST(linux_pthread)
- AC_TRY_COMPILE([#define _GNU_SOURCE
- #include <pthread.h>
- ] , [pthread_mutexattr_t attr;
--    pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE_NP);]
-+    pthread_mutexattr_settype(&attr, PTHREAD_MUTEX_RECURSIVE);]
-   , linux_pthread="yes")
- if [[ -n "$linux_pthread" ]]; then
-    linux_pthread="#define LINUX_PTHREAD"
-@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ void * thread_func(void * param) { return NULL; }
-   , thread_ldflags="-pthread")
- 
- AC_SUBST(large_file)
--AC_TRY_RUN([#ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
-+AC_TRY_COMPILE([#ifndef _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
- #define _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
- #endif
- #include <stdio.h>