diff --git a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
index a51c5364ba..cb190af171 100644
--- a/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
+++ b/toolchain/uClibc/uclibc.mk
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ UCLIBC_SOURCE:=uClibc-$(strip $(subst ",, $(BR2_USE_UCLIBC_SNAPSHOT))).tar.bz2
 #"
 UCLIBC_SITE:=http://www.uclibc.org/downloads/snapshots
 else
-UCLIBC_DIR:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc-0.9.27
-UCLIBC_SOURCE:=uClibc-0.9.27.tar.bz2
+UCLIBC_VER:=0.9.28
+UCLIBC_DIR:=$(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)/uClibc-$(UCLIBC_VER)
+UCLIBC_SOURCE:=uClibc-$(UCLIBC_VER).tar.bz2
 UCLIBC_SITE:=http://www.uclibc.org/downloads
 endif
 
@@ -50,9 +51,7 @@ $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(UCLIBC_SOURCE)
 
 $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.configured: $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.unpacked
 	cp $(UCLIBC_CONFIG_FILE) $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
-#	this does not work with uclibc-0.9.27 and older ... wait until next release before re-enabling
-#	$(SED) 's,^CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX=.*,CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX="$(TARGET_CROSS)",g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
-	$(SED) 's,^CROSS=.*,CROSS=$(TARGET_CROSS),g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/Rules.mak
+	$(SED) 's,^CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX=.*,CROSS_COMPILER_PREFIX="$(TARGET_CROSS)",g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
 	$(SED) 's,^.*TARGET_$(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH).*,TARGET_$(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH)=y,g' \
 		$(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config
 	$(SED) 's,^TARGET_ARCH.*,TARGET_ARCH=\"$(UCLIBC_TARGET_ARCH)\",g' $(UCLIBC_DIR)/.config