diff --git a/utils/stress-ng/Makefile b/utils/stress-ng/Makefile
index 0edf09f17..890a7be1b 100644
--- a/utils/stress-ng/Makefile
+++ b/utils/stress-ng/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=stress-ng
-PKG_VERSION:=0.15.10
+PKG_VERSION:=0.17.00
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://codeload.github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng/tar.gz/refs/tags/V$(PKG_VERSION)?
-PKG_HASH:=fcd86e1b8db5b2c22182cefbf4b3131a8599bff5bdd85edf776ec15c2d80e8f1
+PKG_HASH:=eca62128f4918edc6d1e309f426a223968f44b304b737275443ec9e62855d42e
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only
diff --git a/utils/stress-ng/patches/001-disable-extra-stressors.patch b/utils/stress-ng/patches/001-disable-extra-stressors.patch
index b4ec4c303..c9dd59cfe 100644
--- a/utils/stress-ng/patches/001-disable-extra-stressors.patch
+++ b/utils/stress-ng/patches/001-disable-extra-stressors.patch
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 --- a/Makefile.config
 +++ b/Makefile.config
-@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@ compiler: configdir
+@@ -326,9 +326,9 @@ clean:
  libraries: \
- 	compiler \
+ 	configdir \
  	LIB_AIO LIB_APPARMOR LIB_BSD LIB_CRYPT LIB_DL \
 -	LIB_EGL LIB_GBM LIB_GLES2 LIB_IPSEC_MB LIB_JPEG \
 -	LIB_JUDY LIB_KMOD LIB_MD LIB_MPFR LIB_PTHREAD LIB_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK \
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@
 +	LIB_JUDY LIB_KMOD LIB_MD LIB_PTHREAD LIB_PTHREAD_SPINLOCK \
 +	LIB_RT LIB_SCTP LIB_Z
  
- LIB_AIO: compiler
+ LIB_AIO:
  	$(call check,test-libaio,HAVE_LIB_AIO,$(LIB_AIO),$(LIB_AIO))
diff --git a/utils/stress-ng/patches/002-disable-compiler-test.patch b/utils/stress-ng/patches/002-disable-compiler-test.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 886b3a649..000000000
--- a/utils/stress-ng/patches/002-disable-compiler-test.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/Makefile.config
-+++ b/Makefile.config
-@@ -309,10 +309,6 @@ clean:
- 	@rm -rf $(CONFIGS) config config.h
- 
- compiler: configdir
--	@echo "checking compiler ..."
--	@$(CC) test/test-compiler.c -o test/test-compiler
--	@echo "" > $(CONFIGS)/$$(./test/test-compiler)
--	@rm -f test/test-compiler
- 	$(call check,test-glibc,HAVE_GLIBC,using glibc)
- 
- .PHONY: libraries