diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/Makefile b/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
index 23d4b3899..83f07da84 100644
--- a/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=irqbalance
 PKG_VERSION:=1.9.3
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/Irqbalance/irqbalance.git
diff --git a/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch b/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch
index 7e3ae36d8..71a8ebae7 100644
--- a/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/patches/010-meson.patch
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022 23:14:27 -0700
 Subject: [PATCH] add meson
 
 Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
+
+[update version string to 1.9.3]
+
 ---
  meson.build       | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
  meson_options.txt | 11 +++++++++++
@@ -15,7 +18,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@gmail.com>
 +++ b/meson.build
 @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
 +project('irqbalance', 'c',
-+  version : '1.9.0',
++  version : '1.9.3',
 +  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
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44eb15dc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/irqbalance/patches/020-mark-EINVAL-error-permanent.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--- 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;