diff --git a/package/gdbm/0001-C23-compatibility-fix.patch b/package/gdbm/0001-C23-compatibility-fix.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 87fd94e196..0000000000
--- a/package/gdbm/0001-C23-compatibility-fix.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-From 238315e9f4f547dff4f5b9dff2f903385a8048cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Sergey Poznyakoff <gray@gnu.org>
-Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:58:54 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] C23 compatibility fix
-
-This fixes https://puszcza.gnu.org.ua/bugs/?642
-
-* tools/var.c (union value): Rename bool to b.
-
-Upstream: 734f69451392ffb6280d8a3aef51e2673c9b8554
-[Thomas: needed a few backporting adjustements]
-Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>
----
- tools/var.c | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/tools/var.c b/tools/var.c
-index 0f285f1..c553ae5 100644
---- a/tools/var.c
-+++ b/tools/var.c
-@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
- union value
- {
-   char *string;
--  int bool;
-+  int b;
-   int num;
- };
- 
-@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static struct variable vartab[] = {
-     .name = "confirm",
-     .type = VART_BOOL,
-     .flags = VARF_INIT,
--    .init = { .bool = 1 }
-+    .init = { .b = 1 }
-   },
-   {
-     .name = "cachesize",
-@@ -114,32 +114,32 @@ static struct variable vartab[] = {
-     .name = "lock",
-     .type = VART_BOOL,
-     .flags = VARF_INIT,
--    .init = { .bool = 1 }
-+    .init = { .b = 1 }
-   },
-   {
-     .name = "mmap",
-     .type = VART_BOOL,
-     .flags = VARF_INIT,
--    .init = { .bool = 1 }
-+    .init = { .b = 1 }
-   },
-   {
-     .name = "sync",
-     .type = VART_BOOL,
-     .flags = VARF_INIT,
--    .init = { .bool = 0 }
-+    .init = { .b = 0 }
-   },
-   {
-     .name = "coalesce",
-     .type = VART_BOOL,
-     .flags = VARF_INIT,
--    .init = { .bool = 0 },
-+    .init = { .b = 0 },
-     .sethook = coalesce_sethook
-   },
-   {
-     .name = "centfree",
-     .type = VART_BOOL,
-     .flags = VARF_INIT,
--    .init = { .bool = 0 },
-+    .init = { .b = 0 },
-     .sethook = centfree_sethook
-   },
-   {
-@@ -252,21 +252,21 @@ s2b (union value *vp, void *val, int flags)
-   for (i = 0; trueval[i]; i++)
-     if (strcasecmp (trueval[i], val) == 0)
-       {
--	vp->bool = 1;
-+	vp->b = 1;
- 	return VAR_OK;
-       }
-   
-   for (i = 0; falseval[i]; i++)
-     if (strcasecmp (falseval[i], val) == 0)
-       {
--	vp->bool = 0;
-+	vp->b = 0;
- 	return VAR_OK;
-       }
-   
-   n = strtoul (val, &p, 0);
-   if (*p)
-     return VAR_ERR_BADTYPE;
--  vp->bool = !!n;
-+  vp->b = !!n;
-   return VAR_OK;
- }
-   
-@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ s2i (union value *vp, void *val, int flags)
- static int
- b2b (union value *vp, void *val, int flags)
- {
--  vp->bool = !!*(int*)val;
-+  vp->b = !!*(int*)val;
-   return VAR_OK;
- }
- 
-@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ i2i (union value *vp, void *val, int flags)
- static int
- i2b (union value *vp, void *val, int flags)
- {
--  vp->bool = *(int*)val;
-+  vp->b = *(int*)val;
-   return VAR_OK;
- }
- 
-@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ variable_get (const char *name, int type, void **val)
-       break;
- 
-     case VART_BOOL:
--      *(int*)val = vp->v.bool;
-+      *(int*)val = vp->v.b;
-       break;
-       
-     case VART_INT:
-@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ variable_print_all (FILE *fp)
- 	      break;
- 	      
- 	    case VART_BOOL:
--	      fprintf (fp, "%s%s", vp->v.bool ? "" : "no", vp->name);
-+	      fprintf (fp, "%s%s", vp->v.b ? "" : "no", vp->name);
- 	      break;
- 	      
- 	    case VART_STRING:
-@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ centfree_sethook (struct variable *var, union value *v)
- {
-   if (!v)
-     return VAR_OK;
--  return gdbmshell_setopt ("GDBM_SETCENTFREE", GDBM_SETCENTFREE, v->bool) == 0
-+  return gdbmshell_setopt ("GDBM_SETCENTFREE", GDBM_SETCENTFREE, v->b) == 0
-          ? VAR_OK : VAR_ERR_GDBM;
- }
- 
-@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ coalesce_sethook (struct variable *var, union value *v)
- {
-   if (!v)
-     return VAR_OK;
--  return gdbmshell_setopt ("GDBM_SETCOALESCEBLKS", GDBM_SETCOALESCEBLKS, v->bool) == 0
-+  return gdbmshell_setopt ("GDBM_SETCOALESCEBLKS", GDBM_SETCOALESCEBLKS, v->b) == 0
-          ? VAR_OK : VAR_ERR_GDBM;
- }
- 
--- 
-2.50.1
-
diff --git a/package/gdbm/gdbm.hash b/package/gdbm/gdbm.hash
index a9df48908f..7b4a3ce1b3 100644
--- a/package/gdbm/gdbm.hash
+++ b/package/gdbm/gdbm.hash
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # From https://www.gnu.org.ua/software/gdbm/download.html
-md5  c780815649e52317be48331c1773e987  gdbm-1.24.tar.gz
-sha1  7bd455f28c9e4afacc042e0c712aac1b2391fef2  gdbm-1.24.tar.gz
+md5  aaa600665bc89e2febb3c7bd90679115  gdbm-1.26.tar.gz
+sha1  6cee3657de948e691e8df26509157be950cef4d4  gdbm-1.26.tar.gz
 # Locally computed
-sha256  695e9827fdf763513f133910bc7e6cfdb9187943a4fec943e57449723d2b8dbf  gdbm-1.24.tar.gz
+sha256  6a24504a14de4a744103dcb936be976df6fbe88ccff26065e54c1c47946f4a5e  gdbm-1.26.tar.gz
 sha256  690d762f2e8e149ab1e2d6a409a3853b6151a2533b2382fae549a176d6bedecf  COPYING
diff --git a/package/gdbm/gdbm.mk b/package/gdbm/gdbm.mk
index 1a2c352d71..8c739af662 100644
--- a/package/gdbm/gdbm.mk
+++ b/package/gdbm/gdbm.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-GDBM_VERSION = 1.24
+GDBM_VERSION = 1.26
 GDBM_SITE = $(BR2_GNU_MIRROR)/gdbm
 GDBM_LICENSE = GPL-3.0+
 GDBM_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING