diff --git a/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile b/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile
index 60bc331541..3f337c9156 100644
--- a/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/micropython-lib/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=micropython-lib
-PKG_VERSION=1.8.6-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
+PKG_VERSION=1.9-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Roger D <rogerdammit@gmail.com>
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/micropython/micropython-lib.git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=f81e979c56dddb771ad36ec381b7f2c6cd12111f
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=f5fe55aaef1a39d3d56f07040c0ff9f7e841fdf7
 
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR).tar.gz
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=b9642fb3d01a7423d64ecc6ea81b4fac81a9112494727c8ca7744bd8e3ac120b
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR).tar.xz
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=76565b5d44d47ccf61562f98dcf166d8103760eed7f3d84f5f7f31610140d780
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
diff --git a/lang/python/micropython/Makefile b/lang/python/micropython/Makefile
index a12df8a2cc..f6e3f715ec 100644
--- a/lang/python/micropython/Makefile
+++ b/lang/python/micropython/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=micropython
-PKG_VERSION=1.8.6-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
+PKG_VERSION=1.9.2-$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Roger D <rogerdammit@gmail.com>
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/micropython/micropython.git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=5a1d63fc14dae788f705403a43c2d8639b7dd9cd
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=1f78e7a43130acfa4bedf16c1007a1b0f37c75c3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR).tar.gz
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=cd431a94664277ac3f80a25b3f6ebc415b281c9265faad154bd0b3fbe638167e
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR).tar.xz
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=18234ffd1e91ac461080b4213399a6a18d4163fe314782b2e6ffbd1bfe48537b
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR)
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define Package/micropython/description
 endef
 
 
-MAKE_FLAGS += -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/unix 
+MAKE_FLAGS += -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/unix FROZEN_MPY_DIR= 
 
 define Build/Compile
 	$(call Build/Compile/Default,axtls) 
diff --git a/lang/python/micropython/patches/001-all-unix b/lang/python/micropython/patches/001-all-unix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3497affbd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lang/python/micropython/patches/001-all-unix
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+--- a/py/persistentcode.c	2017-09-22 13:26:04.914339465 +0000
++++ b/py/persistentcode.c	2017-09-22 13:26:22.618319621 +0000
+@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@
+
+ // here we define mp_raw_code_save_file depending on the port
+ // TODO abstract this away properly
+
+-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || (defined(__arm__) && (defined(__unix__)))
++#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__unix__)
+
+ #include <unistd.h>
+