diff --git a/pkg/u-boot/Dockerfile b/pkg/u-boot/Dockerfile
index 15fed38b9e..4c4dc11ce0 100644
--- a/pkg/u-boot/Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/u-boot/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 FROM lfedge/eve-alpine:591df01e581889c3027514c8a91feaca1c8ad49f AS build-base
-ENV BUILD_PKGS bash binutils-dev build-base bc bison flex openssl-dev python3 swig dtc util-linux-dev gnutls-dev
+ENV BUILD_PKGS bash binutils-dev build-base bc bison flex openssl-dev python3 swig dtc
 ENV BUILD_PKGS_amd64 python3-dev py-pip
 RUN eve-alpine-deploy.sh
 
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RUN mkdir /boot
 
 FROM build-base AS build-amd64
 ENV TARGET qemu-x86_64_defconfig
+RUN for p in /tmp/patches/patches-"${VERSION}"/*.patch ; do patch -p1 < "$p" || exit 1 ; done
 # FIXME: we need to get to the bottom of this weird workaround on x86/Alpine
 RUN sed -ie 's#CONFIG_IS_ENABLED(X86_64)#1#' ./arch/x86/include/asm/byteorder.h
 
diff --git a/pkg/u-boot/patches/patches-v2024.10-rc2/0004-Disable-mkeficapsule-tool.patch b/pkg/u-boot/patches/patches-v2024.10-rc2/0004-Disable-mkeficapsule-tool.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ece7a694ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/u-boot/patches/patches-v2024.10-rc2/0004-Disable-mkeficapsule-tool.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+From c968256eabe9547d20a4b1c811ce4e32f39e4d2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dimitrios Poulios <dpoulios85@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 19:13:08 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Disable mkeficapsule tool
+
+Disable mkeficapsule tool to overcome riscv64 build error in
+alpine 3.16
+
+Signed-off-by: Dimitrios Poulios <dpoulios85@gmail.com>
+---
+ configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig | 1 +
+ configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig        | 1 +
+ configs/rpi_4_defconfig              | 1 +
+ 3 files changed, 3 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig b/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig
+index 6baad1de..bd58f4cc 100644
+--- a/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig
++++ b/configs/qemu-riscv64_smode_defconfig
+@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ CONFIG_SYS_RELOC_GD_ENV_ADDR=y
+ CONFIG_DM_MTD=y
+ CONFIG_FLASH_SHOW_PROGRESS=0
+ CONFIG_SYS_MAX_FLASH_BANKS=2
++# CONFIG_TOOLS_MKEFICAPSULE is not set
+diff --git a/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig b/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig
+index 008eb46a..bd7664f4 100644
+--- a/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig
++++ b/configs/qemu-x86_64_defconfig
+@@ -89,3 +89,4 @@ CONFIG_SPL_VIDEO=y
+ # CONFIG_SPL_USE_TINY_PRINTF is not set
+ CONFIG_GENERATE_ACPI_TABLE=y
+ # CONFIG_GZIP is not set
++# CONFIG_TOOLS_MKEFICAPSULE is not set
+diff --git a/configs/rpi_4_defconfig b/configs/rpi_4_defconfig
+index db5bbe86..fe44933d 100644
+--- a/configs/rpi_4_defconfig
++++ b/configs/rpi_4_defconfig
+@@ -71,3 +71,4 @@ CONFIG_VIDEO_BCM2835=y
+ CONFIG_CONSOLE_SCROLL_LINES=10
+ CONFIG_PHYS_TO_BUS=y
+ CONFIG_TPM=y
++# CONFIG_TOOLS_MKEFICAPSULE is not set
+-- 
+2.45.2
+