diff --git a/package/directfb/directfb-1.2.7-ppc-compile-fix.patch b/package/directfb/directfb--ppc-compile-fix.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/directfb/directfb-1.2.7-ppc-compile-fix.patch
rename to package/directfb/directfb--ppc-compile-fix.patch
diff --git a/package/directfb/directfb.mk b/package/directfb/directfb.mk
index 5cb4572ed8..a85564b465 100644
--- a/package/directfb/directfb.mk
+++ b/package/directfb/directfb.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 DIRECTFB_VERSION_MAJOR:=1.2
-DIRECTFB_VERSION:=1.2.7
+DIRECTFB_VERSION:=1.2.8
 #DIRECTFB_VERSION:=1.3.0	is a development version
 #DIRECTFB_VERSION_MAJOR:=1.3
 DIRECTFB_SITE:=http://www.directfb.org/downloads/Core