diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/Makefile b/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
index d1486a44ef..8a6d7d1bc6 100644
--- a/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=irqbalance
-PKG_VERSION:=1.9.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.9.4
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/Irqbalance/irqbalance.git
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=v$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=ff2936e9b7486e802206cbf9e16aa6cb7e1501bdf502441d31f409d104e757b8
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=92af1d0e6775e1b66bc34da95443d9f2d953ec0c3c276dc55f9558029f9c42b8
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Hannu Nyman <hannu.nyman@iki.fi>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-or-later
diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch b/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch
index 71a8ebae7f..9418e1c2b2 100644
--- a/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Subject: [PATCH] add meson
 
 Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
 
-[update version string to 1.9.3]
+[update version string to 1.9.4]
 
 ---
  meson.build       | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
 +++ b/meson.build
 @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
 +project('irqbalance', 'c',
-+  version : '1.9.3',
++  version : '1.9.4',
 +  default_options : ['warning_level=1']
 +)
 +
diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/patches/020-mark-EINVAL-error-permanent.patch b/utils/irqbalance/patches/020-mark-EINVAL-error-permanent.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 44eb15dc07..0000000000
--- a/utils/irqbalance/patches/020-mark-EINVAL-error-permanent.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
---- a/activate.c
-+++ b/activate.c
-@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ error:
- 	case ENOSPC: /* Specified CPU APIC is full. */
- 	case EAGAIN: /* Interrupted by signal. */
- 	case EBUSY: /* Affinity change already in progress. */
--	case EINVAL: /* IRQ would be bound to no CPU. */
- 	case ERANGE: /* CPU in mask is offline. */
- 	case ENOMEM: /* Kernel cannot allocate CPU mask. */
- 		/* Do not blacklist the IRQ on transient errors. */
- 		break;
-+	case EINVAL: /* IRQ would be bound to no CPU. */
- 	default:
- 		/* Any other error is considered permanent. */
- 		info->flags |= IRQ_FLAG_AFFINITY_UNMANAGED;