diff --git a/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile b/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile
index 75dbdecd90..29523a147c 100644
--- a/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/ccn-lite/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PKG_NAME=ccn-lite
 PKG_URL=https://github.com/cn-uofbasel/ccn-lite/
-PKG_VERSION=da0d9de8d82349dff845acc62d37242dd09b3d3d
+PKG_VERSION=0aa974b0efdaabc61df95f35af5f74f5ed148aa8
 PKG_LICENSE=ISC
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/pkg/pkg.mk
diff --git a/pkg/ccn-lite/patches/0006-src-ccnl-core-src-ccnl-relay.c-fix-use-after-free.patch b/pkg/ccn-lite/patches/0006-src-ccnl-core-src-ccnl-relay.c-fix-use-after-free.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 76bb65dae5..0000000000
--- a/pkg/ccn-lite/patches/0006-src-ccnl-core-src-ccnl-relay.c-fix-use-after-free.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-From f18b92a5c826d13e8138b4c5e5c9393f26382a69 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Marian Buschsieweke <marian.buschsieweke@ovgu.de>
-Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2022 22:14:49 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c: fix use after free
-
-This fixes compilation with GCC >= 12.x, which previously failed with
-
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c: In function 'ccnl_fib_rem_entry':
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c:916:16: error: pointer 'fwd' used after 'free' [-Werror=use-after-free]
-      916 |         if (fwd->face) {
-          |             ~~~^~~~~~
-    In file included from /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c:33:
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/../ccnl-riot/include/ccn-lite-riot.h:52:41: note: call to 'free' here
-       52 | #define ccnl_free(p)                    free(p)
-          |                                         ^~~~~~~
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c:910:13: note: in expansion of macro 'ccnl_free'
-      910 |             ccnl_free(fwd);
-          |             ^~~~~~~~~
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c: In function 'ccnl_fib_rem_entry':
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c:916:16: error: pointer 'fwd' used after 'free' [-Werror=use-after-free]
-      916 |         if (fwd->face) {
-          |             ~~~^~~~~~
-    In file included from /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c:33:
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-riot/include/ccn-lite-riot.h:52:41: note: call to free' here
-       52 | #define ccnl_free(p)                    free(p)
-          |                                         ^~~~~~~
-    /home/maribu/Repos/software/RIOT/build/pkg/ccn-lite/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c:910:13: note: in expansion of macro 'ccnl_free'
-      910 |             ccnl_free(fwd);
-          |             ^~~~~~~~~
----
- src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c b/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c
-index 05e1990..88c05dc 100644
---- a/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c
-+++ b/src/ccnl-core/src/ccnl-relay.c
-@@ -908,7 +908,7 @@ ccnl_fib_rem_entry(struct ccnl_relay_s *relay, struct ccnl_prefix_s *pfx,
-             }
-             ccnl_prefix_free(fwd->prefix);
-             ccnl_free(fwd);
--            break;
-+            return res;
-         }
-     }
- 
--- 
-2.38.1
-