diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi-16/0012-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi-16/0012-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4b22cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi-16/0012-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 1fa9026dbcaaf674aedc9734034869934845812a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 13:10:00 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Always compile libcpluff as PIC
+
+Fixes errors e.g.
+
+ld: lib/cpluff/libcpluff/.libs/libcpluff.a(pcontrol.o): relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against symbol `cp_stop_plugins' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+ configure.ac | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 5d47a4a..cd59129 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -2636,7 +2636,7 @@ XB_CONFIG_MODULE([lib/cpluff], [
+     --prefix="${prefix}" --includedir="${includedir}" --libdir="${libdir}" --datadir="${datadir}" \
+     --host=$host_alias \
+     --build=$build_alias \
+-    --target=$target_alias CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" CC="$CC" CXX="$CXX" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" LIBS=""
++    --target=$target_alias --with-pic=yes CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" CC="$CC" CXX="$CXX" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" LIBS=""
+     #LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-read_only_relocs,suppress"    
+ ], [0])
+ 
+-- 
+2.10.2
+
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi-17/0005-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi-17/0005-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f513334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi-17/0005-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+From 603e8925a8b1609d483d866346a35fefbc66cfca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 13:10:00 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH 5/5] Always compile libcpluff as PIC
+
+Fixes errors e.g.
+
+ld: lib/cpluff/libcpluff/.libs/libcpluff.a(pcontrol.o): relocation R_X86_64_PC32 against symbol `cp_stop_plugins' can not be used when making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
+
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+---
+ configure.ac | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index b210b73..52d5f11 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@ XB_CONFIG_MODULE([lib/cpluff], [
+     --prefix="${prefix}" --includedir="${includedir}" --libdir="${libdir}" --datadir="${datadir}" \
+     --host=$host_alias \
+     --build=$build_alias \
+-    --target=$target_alias CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" CC="$CC" CXX="$CXX" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" LIBS=""
++    --target=$target_alias --with-pic=yes CFLAGS="$CFLAGS" CC="$CC" CXX="$CXX" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" LIBS=""
+     #LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-read_only_relocs,suppress"
+ ], [0])
+ 
+-- 
+2.10.2
+
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_16.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_16.bb
index 38a53ee..02216fc 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_16.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_16.bb
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ SRC_URI = "git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git;branch=Jarvis \
            file://0009-lib-cximage-6.0-fix-compilation-with-gcc6.patch \
            file://0010-curl-support-version-7.5.0-and-upwards.patch \
            file://0011-xbmc_pvr_types.h-Fix-compilation-with-gcc6.patch \
+           file://0012-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch \
 "
 
 inherit autotools-brokensep gettext pythonnative
diff --git a/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_17.bb b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_17.bb
index bdf077a..22b23c6 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_17.bb
+++ b/meta-multimedia/recipes-mediacenter/kodi/kodi_17.bb
@@ -63,13 +63,14 @@ DEPENDS = " \
 
 PROVIDES = "xbmc"
 
-SRCREV = "32c7788e7cce711be5b7f3893c82dddd79658268"
+SRCREV = "7f6abd1dd6d1aefcb4303083f34aaa90a8df9fce"
 PV = "17.0+gitr${SRCPV}"
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/xbmc/xbmc.git;branch=master \
            file://0001-configure-don-t-try-to-run-stuff-to-find-tinyxml.patch \
            file://0002-handle-SIGTERM.patch \
            file://0003-add-support-to-read-frequency-output-if-using-intel-.patch \
            file://0004-Disable-DVD-support.patch \
+           file://0005-Always-compile-libcpluff-as-PIC.patch \
 "
 
 inherit autotools-brokensep gettext pythonnative
