diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_2.8.7.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_2.8.15.bb
similarity index 92%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_2.8.7.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_2.8.15.bb
index 9325b1e5dc..e064f5acd5 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_2.8.7.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-connectivity/gensio/gensio_2.8.15.bb
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING.LIB;md5=4fbd65380cdd255951079008b364516c \
                     file://COPYING;md5=b234ee4d69f5fce4486a80fdaf4a4263 \
                     "
 
-SRCREV = "e4dbb9687bd5e887fa98a4cdcec012ea85da1ef2"
+SRCREV = "5ffe39f4a247ff001661a4c283305a3abe823fe3"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cminyard/gensio;protocol=https;branch=master"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/cminyard/gensio;protocol=https;branch=2.8.x;tag=v${PV}"
 
 
 inherit autotools