diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/screen b/config/rootfiles/common/screen
index 6124db15f..b30c8ddb5 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/screen
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/screen
@@ -1,13 +1,6 @@
 etc/screenrc
 usr/bin/screen
-usr/bin/screen-4.2.1
-#usr/info/screen.info
-#usr/info/screen.info-1
-#usr/info/screen.info-2
-#usr/info/screen.info-3
-#usr/info/screen.info-4
-#usr/info/screen.info-5
-#usr/man/man1/screen.1
+usr/bin/screen-4.8.0
 #usr/share/info/screen.info
 #usr/share/man/man1/screen.1
 #usr/share/screen
diff --git a/lfs/screen b/lfs/screen
index eb56ace7c..33102615a 100644
--- a/lfs/screen
+++ b/lfs/screen
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 4.2.1
+VER        = 4.8.0
 
 THISAPP    = screen-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 419a0594e2b25039239af8b90eda7d92
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = d276213d3acd10339cd37848b8c4ab1e
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-cpation-hardstatus.patch
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 < $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-altscreen.patch
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=/usr --with-socket-dir=/var/run/screen --with-sys-screenrc=/etc/screenrc
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && sed -i -e "s%/usr/local/etc/screenrc%/etc/screenrc%" {etc,doc}/*
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
diff --git a/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-altscreen.patch b/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-altscreen.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a3516613..000000000
--- a/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-altscreen.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/ansi.c b/src/ansi.c
-index e76eef4..bbdc119 100644
---- a/ansi.c
-+++ b/ansi.c
-@@ -1444,8 +1444,8 @@ int c, intermediate;
- 		  else
- 		    {
- 		      if (curr->w_alt.on) {
--		        LeaveAltScreen(curr);
--		        RestoreCursor(&curr->w_alt.cursor);
-+		        RestoreCursor(&curr->w_alt.cursor);
-+		        LeaveAltScreen(curr);
- 		      }
- 		    }
- 		  if (a1 == 47 && !i)
-
diff --git a/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-cpation-hardstatus.patch b/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-cpation-hardstatus.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c6809af50..000000000
--- a/src/patches/screen-4.2.1-cpation-hardstatus.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
-index 473e4fa..8b36bea 100644
---- a/screen.c
-+++ b/screen.c
-@@ -2271,8 +2271,8 @@ int padlen;
- 	  while (i-- > 0)
- 	    *pn-- = ' ';
- 	  numpad--;
--	  if (r && p - buf == winmsg_rendpos[r - 1])
--	    winmsg_rendpos[--r] = pn - buf;
-+	  if (r && p - buf + 1== winmsg_rendpos[r - 1])
-+	    winmsg_rendpos[--r] = pn - buf + 1;
- 	}
-     }
-   return pn2;
-