diff --git a/pkg/openthread/Makefile b/pkg/openthread/Makefile
index 2558437b13..fe2b201c87 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/Makefile
+++ b/pkg/openthread/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PKG_NAME=openthread
 PKG_URL=https://github.com/openthread/openthread.git
-PKG_VERSION=thread-reference-20170716
+PKG_VERSION=thread-reference-20180926
 PKG_BUILDDIR ?= $(PKGDIRBASE)/$(PKG_NAME)
 
 ifneq (,$(filter openthread-ftd,$(USEMODULE)))
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 ifneq (,$(filter openthread-cli,$(USEMODULE)))
-  CLI_ARG = --enable-cli-app=$(TD)
+  CLI_ARG = --enable-cli --enable-$(TD)
 endif
 
 OPENTHREAD_ARGS += $(CLI_ARG) $(JOINER_ARG) --enable-application-coap
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_misc.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_misc.c
index 2d6e97a56b..657cce08be 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_misc.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_misc.c
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
  */
 
 
-#include "openthread/types.h"
 #include "openthread/platform/misc.h"
 #include "periph/pm.h"
 
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c
index 7685bddfe5..545a579671 100755
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_radio.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "net/l2util.h"
 #include "net/netdev/ieee802154.h"
 #include "openthread/config.h"
-#include "openthread/openthread.h"
 #include "openthread/platform/diag.h"
 #include "openthread/platform/radio.h"
 #include "ot.h"
@@ -211,13 +210,13 @@ void otPlatRadioSetPanId(otInstance *aInstance, uint16_t panid)
 }
 
 /* OpenThread will call this for setting extended address */
-void otPlatRadioSetExtendedAddress(otInstance *aInstance, uint8_t *aExtendedAddress)
+void otPlatRadioSetExtendedAddress(otInstance *aInstance, const otExtAddress *aExtAddress)
 {
     (void)aInstance;
     DEBUG("openthread: otPlatRadioSetExtendedAddress\n");
     char reversed_addr[IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN];
     for (unsigned i = 0; i < IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN; i++) {
-        reversed_addr[i] = (uint8_t) ((uint8_t *)aExtendedAddress)[IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN - 1 - i];
+        reversed_addr[i] = (uint8_t) ((uint8_t *)aExtAddress)[IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN - 1 - i];
     }
     if (ENABLE_DEBUG) {
         for (unsigned i = 0; i < IEEE802154_LONG_ADDRESS_LEN; ++i) {
@@ -411,7 +410,7 @@ otError otPlatRadioAddSrcMatchShortEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const uint16_t a
     return OT_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
-otError otPlatRadioAddSrcMatchExtEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const uint8_t *aExtAddress)
+otError otPlatRadioAddSrcMatchExtEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const otExtAddress *aExtAddress)
 {
     DEBUG("otPlatRadioAddSrcMatchExtEntry\n");
     (void)aInstance;
@@ -427,7 +426,7 @@ otError otPlatRadioClearSrcMatchShortEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const uint16_t
     return OT_ERROR_NONE;
 }
 
-otError otPlatRadioClearSrcMatchExtEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const uint8_t *aExtAddress)
+otError otPlatRadioClearSrcMatchExtEntry(otInstance *aInstance, const otExtAddress *aExtAddress)
 {
     DEBUG("otPlatRadioClearSrcMatchExtEntry\n");
     (void)aInstance;
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_settings.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_settings.c
index b8ae084037..4ee0f5394e 100644
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_settings.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_settings.c
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "assert.h"
-#include "openthread/types.h"
+#include "openthread/error.h"
+#include "openthread/instance.h"
 
 #define ENABLE_DEBUG (0)
 #include "debug.h"
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_uart.c b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_uart.c
index 122d7f838c..4e73a73bb8 100755
--- a/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_uart.c
+++ b/pkg/openthread/contrib/platform_uart.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include "stdio_uart.h"
 #include "periph/uart.h"
-#include "openthread/types.h"
 #include "openthread/platform/uart.h"
 #include "ot.h"
 
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/include/ot.h b/pkg/openthread/include/ot.h
index 9a9c66485f..9be3f8f5c5 100755
--- a/pkg/openthread/include/ot.h
+++ b/pkg/openthread/include/ot.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "net/ethernet.h"
 #include "net/netdev.h"
 #include "thread.h"
-#include "openthread/types.h"
+#include "openthread/instance.h"
 
 /**
  * @name    Openthread message types
diff --git a/pkg/openthread/patches/0001-fix-macro-conflict.patch b/pkg/openthread/patches/0001-fix-macro-conflict.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cbddd8bb73..0000000000
--- a/pkg/openthread/patches/0001-fix-macro-conflict.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-From 0da72cf690b0d0f08fbd7df07b03a9b45e0e50a3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Jose Alamos <jose.alamos@haw-hamburg.de>
-Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 15:56:03 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] fix macro conflict
-
----
- include/openthread/types.h | 4 ++--
- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/include/openthread/types.h b/include/openthread/types.h
-index f84a7d5e..87afe7eb 100644
---- a/include/openthread/types.h
-+++ b/include/openthread/types.h
-@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ extern "C" {
- #define CONTAINING_RECORD(address, type, field) \
-     ((type *)((uint8_t*)(address) - offsetof(type, field)))
- #pragma GCC diagnostic pop*/
--#define BASE 0x1
--#define myoffsetof(s,m) (((size_t)&(((s*)BASE)->m))-BASE)
-+#define _BASE 0x1
-+#define myoffsetof(s,m) (((size_t)&(((s*)_BASE)->m))-_BASE)
- #define CONTAINING_RECORD(address, type, field) \
-     ((type *)((uint8_t*)(address) - myoffsetof(type, field)))
- #endif /* CONTAINING_RECORD */
--- 
-2.18.0
-