diff --git a/config/sources/sun4i.conf b/config/sources/sun4i.conf
index 29c50b444e..b8f408a55c 100644
--- a/config/sources/sun4i.conf
+++ b/config/sources/sun4i.conf
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ esac
 CPUMIN=240000
 CPUMAX=912000
 
-# last known working
-if [[ $BOARD == cubieboard ]]; then
-                BOOTBRANCH="tag:v2015.10"
-fi
-
 family_tweaks()
 {
 	# TODO: replace with udev rule
diff --git a/patch/u-boot/u-boot-default/cubieboard1.patch b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-default/cubieboard1.patch
index 07f32b54b8..21961b82af 100644
--- a/patch/u-boot/u-boot-default/cubieboard1.patch
+++ b/patch/u-boot/u-boot-default/cubieboard1.patch
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@ new mode 100755
 index c884115..a45fbb0
 --- a/configs/Cubieboard_defconfig
 +++ b/configs/Cubieboard_defconfig
-@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SUNXI_EMAC,AHCI,SATAPWR=SUNXI_GPB(8)"
+@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@ CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="SUNXI_EMAC,AHCI,SATAPWR=SUNXI_GPB(8)"
  # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set
  # CONFIG_CMD_FLASH is not set
  # CONFIG_CMD_FPGA is not set
 +CONFIG_CMD_GPIO=y
++CONFIG_AXP_ALDO3_VOLT=2800
++CONFIG_AXP_ALDO4_VOLT=2800  
  CONFIG_USB_EHCI_HCD=y