diff --git a/package/minicom/minicom.mk b/package/minicom/minicom.mk
index 8515ea97..8ec328bd 100644
--- a/package/minicom/minicom.mk
+++ b/package/minicom/minicom.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-MINICOM_VERSION = 2.7.1
+MINICOM_VERSION = 2.8
 MINICOM_DIR = minicom-$(MINICOM_VERSION)
 MINICOM_SOURCE = minicom-$(MINICOM_VERSION).tar.gz
-MINICOM_SITE = http://fossies.org/linux/misc
+MINICOM_SITE = https://salsa.debian.org/minicom-team/minicom/-/archive/$(MINICOM_VERSION)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(MINICOM_SOURCE):
 	$(download) $(MINICOM_SITE)/$(MINICOM_SOURCE)
diff --git a/package/minicom/patches/minicom-fix-h-v-return-value-is-not-0.patch b/package/minicom/patches/minicom-fix-h-v-return-value-is-not-0.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index bd8261c9..00000000
--- a/package/minicom/patches/minicom-fix-h-v-return-value-is-not-0.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-Subject: [PATCH] fix minicom -h/-v return value is not 0
-
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-
-Signed-off-by: Lu Chong <Chong.Lu@windriver.com>
-
----
- src/minicom.c |    6 ++----
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/minicom.c b/src/minicom.c
-index e1a557b..730da7c 100644
---- a/src/minicom.c
-+++ b/src/minicom.c
-@@ -1166,15 +1166,13 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
- 	         "modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License\n"
-                  "as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version\n"
-                  "2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.\n\n");
--          exit(1);
--          break;
-+          exit(0);
-         case 's': /* setup mode */
-           dosetup = 1;
-           break;
-         case 'h':
-           helpthem();
--          exit(1);
--          break;
-+          exit(0);
-         case 'p': /* Pseudo terminal to use. */
-           if (strncmp(optarg, "/dev/", 5) == 0)
-             optarg += 5;
--- 
-1.7.9.5
-