diff --git a/libs/flac/Makefile b/libs/flac/Makefile
index edfcb1dcf..403181b13 100644
--- a/libs/flac/Makefile
+++ b/libs/flac/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2006-2014 OpenWrt.org
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2015 OpenWrt.org
 #
 # This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
 # See /LICENSE for more information.
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=flac
-PKG_VERSION:=1.2.1
+PKG_VERSION:=1.3.1
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/flac
-PKG_MD5SUM:=
+PKG_MD5SUM:=b9922c9a0378c88d3e901b234f852698
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Ted Hess <thess@kitschensync.net>
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
@@ -33,20 +33,18 @@ define Package/libflac
   URL:=http://flac.sourceforge.net/
 endef
 
-define Build/Configure
-	$(call Build/Configure/Default, \
-		--disable-cpplibs \
-		--disable-sse \
-		--disable-3dnow \
-		--disable-altivec \
-		--disable-doxgen-docs \
-		--disable-local-xmms-plugin \
-		--disable-xmms-plugin \
-		--disable-ogg \
-		--disable-oggtest \
-		--disable-debug \
-	)
-endef
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
+	--disable-cpplibs \
+	--disable-sse \
+	--disable-3dnow \
+	--disable-altivec \
+	--disable-doxgen-docs \
+	--disable-local-xmms-plugin \
+	--disable-xmms-plugin \
+	--disable-ogg \
+	--disable-oggtest \
+	--disable-debug \
+	--enable-static \
 
 TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC)
 
diff --git a/libs/flac/patches/001-no-docs-and-examples.patch b/libs/flac/patches/001-no-docs-and-examples.patch
index cd4e821a4..72b26310e 100644
--- a/libs/flac/patches/001-no-docs-and-examples.patch
+++ b/libs/flac/patches/001-no-docs-and-examples.patch
@@ -1,73 +1,25 @@
 --- a/Makefile.am
 +++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
+@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
  
- AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.7
+ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
  
--SUBDIRS = doc include m4 man src examples test build obj
-+SUBDIRS = include m4 src build obj
- 
- DISTCLEANFILES = libtool-disable-static
- 
---- a/Makefile.in
-+++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
- 
- AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign 1.7
- 
--SUBDIRS = doc include m4 man src examples test build obj
-+SUBDIRS = include m4 src build obj
- 
- DISTCLEANFILES = libtool-disable-static
+-SUBDIRS = doc include m4 man src examples test build objs
++SUBDIRS = include m4 src build objs
  
+ EXTRA_DIST = \
+ 	COPYING.FDL \
 --- a/src/Makefile.am
 +++ b/src/Makefile.am
-@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ SUBDIRS = \
+@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ SUBDIRS = \
+ 	flac \
  	metaflac \
- 	monkeys_audio_utilities \
  	$(XMMS_DIRS) \
--	plugin_winamp2 \
 -	test_grabbag \
 -	test_libs_common \
 -	test_libFLAC \
 -	test_seeking \
 -	test_streams \
+ 	utils \
  	$(CPPLIBS_DIRS)
  
- EXTRA_DIST = \
---- a/src/Makefile.in
-+++ b/src/Makefile.in
-@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
- 
- @FLaC__HAS_XMMS_TRUE@XMMS_DIRS = plugin_common plugin_xmms
- 
--@FLaC__WITH_CPPLIBS_TRUE@CPPLIBS_DIRS = libFLAC++ test_libFLAC++
-+@FLaC__WITH_CPPLIBS_TRUE@CPPLIBS_DIRS = libFLAC++
- 
- SUBDIRS = \
- 	libFLAC \
-@@ -230,12 +230,6 @@ SUBDIRS = \
- 	metaflac \
- 	monkeys_audio_utilities \
- 	$(XMMS_DIRS) \
--	plugin_winamp2 \
--	test_grabbag \
--	test_libs_common \
--	test_libFLAC \
--	test_seeking \
--	test_streams \
- 	$(CPPLIBS_DIRS)
- 
- 
-@@ -256,9 +250,8 @@ RECURSIVE_TARGETS = info-recursive dvi-r
- 	check-recursive installcheck-recursive
- DIST_COMMON = $(srcdir)/Makefile.in Makefile.am
- DIST_SUBDIRS = libFLAC share flac metaflac monkeys_audio_utilities \
--	plugin_common plugin_xmms plugin_winamp2 test_grabbag \
--	test_libs_common test_libFLAC test_seeking test_streams \
--	libFLAC++ test_libFLAC++
-+	plugin_common plugin_xmms plugin_winamp2 \
-+	libFLAC++
- all: all-recursive
- 
- .SUFFIXES:
diff --git a/libs/flac/patches/002-no-utility.patch b/libs/flac/patches/002-no-utility.patch
index e6fe1b3ed..f74460259 100644
--- a/libs/flac/patches/002-no-utility.patch
+++ b/libs/flac/patches/002-no-utility.patch
@@ -1,24 +1,13 @@
 --- a/src/Makefile.am
 +++ b/src/Makefile.am
-@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ endif
+@@ -27,10 +27,7 @@ endif
  SUBDIRS = \
- 	libFLAC \
  	share \
--	flac \
--	metaflac \
--	monkeys_audio_utilities \
- 	$(XMMS_DIRS) \
- 	$(CPPLIBS_DIRS)
- 
---- a/src/Makefile.in
-+++ b/src/Makefile.in
-@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
- SUBDIRS = \
  	libFLAC \
- 	share \
 -	flac \
 -	metaflac \
--	monkeys_audio_utilities \
  	$(XMMS_DIRS) \
+-	utils \
  	$(CPPLIBS_DIRS)
  
+ EXTRA_DIST = \
diff --git a/libs/flac/patches/010-automake-compat.patch b/libs/flac/patches/010-automake-compat.patch
index f8b154679..83180480b 100644
--- a/libs/flac/patches/010-automake-compat.patch
+++ b/libs/flac/patches/010-automake-compat.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 --- a/Makefile.am
 +++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ SUBDIRS = include m4 src build obj
+@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
  
- DISTCLEANFILES = libtool-disable-static
+ SUBDIRS = include m4 src build objs
  
 +ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
 +
diff --git a/libs/flac/patches/020-libFLAC-remove-altivec-options.patch b/libs/flac/patches/020-libFLAC-remove-altivec-options.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bc986724c..000000000
--- a/libs/flac/patches/020-libFLAC-remove-altivec-options.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/libFLAC/Makefile.in
-+++ b/src/libFLAC/Makefile.in
-@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ NORMAL_UNINSTALL = :
- PRE_UNINSTALL = :
- POST_UNINSTALL = :
- host_triplet = @host@
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_FALSE@@FLaC__USE_ALTIVEC_TRUE@am__append_1 = -maltivec -mabi=altivec
- ACLOCAL = @ACLOCAL@
- ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = @ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS@
- AMDEP_FALSE = @AMDEP_FALSE@
-@@ -234,13 +235,21 @@ target_alias = @target_alias@
- 
- lib_LTLIBRARIES = libFLAC.la
- @DEBUG_TRUE@DEBUGCFLAGS = -DFLAC__OVERFLOW_DETECT
-+# Linux-gcc for PPC does not have -force_cpusubtype_ALL, it is Darwin-specific
-+#@@@ PPC optimizations temporarily disabled
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_FALSE@CPUCFLAGS =  \
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_FALSE@	$(am__append_1) \
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_FALSE@	-DFLAC__NO_ASM
-+
-+# FIXME: The following logic should be part of configure, not of Makefile.am
-+
- # The -force_cpusubtype_ALL is needed to insert a ppc64 instruction
- # into cpu.c with an asm().
- #@@@ PPC optimizations temporarily disabled
--@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_TRUE@CPUCFLAGS = -faltivec -force_cpusubtype_ALL -DFLAC__NO_ASM
--# Linux-gcc for PPC does not have -force_cpusubtype_ALL, it is Darwin-specific
--#@@@ PPC optimizations temporarily disabled
--@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_FALSE@CPUCFLAGS = -maltivec -mabi=altivec -DFLAC__NO_ASM
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_TRUE@CPUCFLAGS = -faltivec \
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_TRUE@	-force_cpusubtype_ALL \
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_TRUE@	-DFLAC__NO_ASM \
-+@FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__SYS_DARWIN_TRUE@	$(am__append_1)
- 
- AM_CFLAGS = $(DEBUGCFLAGS) $(CPUCFLAGS) @OGG_CFLAGS@
- @FLaC__CPU_PPC_TRUE@@FLaC__NO_ASM_FALSE@ARCH_SUBDIRS = ppc
---- a/src/libFLAC/Makefile.am
-+++ b/src/libFLAC/Makefile.am
-@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libFLAC.la
- if DEBUG
- DEBUGCFLAGS = -DFLAC__OVERFLOW_DETECT
- endif
-+
-+# FIXME: The following logic should be part of configure, not of Makefile.am
-+
- if FLaC__CPU_PPC
- # The -force_cpusubtype_ALL is needed to insert a ppc64 instruction
- # into cpu.c with an asm().
-@@ -40,8 +43,12 @@ if FLaC__SYS_DARWIN
- CPUCFLAGS = -faltivec -force_cpusubtype_ALL -DFLAC__NO_ASM
- else
- # Linux-gcc for PPC does not have -force_cpusubtype_ALL, it is Darwin-specific
-+CPUCFLAGS =
-+if FLaC__USE_ALTIVEC
-+CPUCFLAGS += -maltivec -mabi=altivec
-+endif
- #@@@ PPC optimizations temporarily disabled
--CPUCFLAGS = -maltivec -mabi=altivec -DFLAC__NO_ASM
-+CPUCFLAGS += -DFLAC__NO_ASM
- endif
- endif
-