diff --git a/packages/libgit2/build.sh b/packages/libgit2/build.sh
index dabe2a681e..be7475cdf6 100644
--- a/packages/libgit2/build.sh
+++ b/packages/libgit2/build.sh
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="C library implementing Git core methods"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="GPL-2.0"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE_FILE="COPYING"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.5.2
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=1.6.2
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=57638ac0e319078f56a7e17570be754515e5b1276d3750904b4214c92e8fa196
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=d557fbf35557bb5df53cbf38ae0081edb4a36494ec0d19741fa673e509245f8f
 TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true
 TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libssh2, openssl, pcre2, zlib"
 TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="libiconv, libpcreposix"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 termux_step_post_get_source() {
 	# Do not forget to bump revision of reverse dependencies and rebuild them
 	# after SOVERSION is changed.
-	local _SOVERSION=1.5
+	local _SOVERSION=1.6
 
 	local v=$(echo ${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION#*:} | cut -d . -f 1-2)
 	if [ "${v}" != "${_SOVERSION}" ]; then
@@ -32,6 +32,4 @@ termux_step_post_get_source() {
 termux_step_pre_configure() {
 	find "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR" -name CMakeLists.txt | xargs -n 1 \
 		sed -i 's/\( PROPERTIES C_STANDARD\) 90/\1 99/g'
-
-	cp "$TERMUX_PKG_BUILDER_DIR"/getloadavg.c "$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR"/src/util/
 }
diff --git a/packages/libgit2/getloadavg.c b/packages/libgit2/getloadavg.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 90fdfd490a..0000000000
--- a/packages/libgit2/getloadavg.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
- * are met:
- *  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
- *    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
- *    distribution.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
- * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
- * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
- * COPYRIGHT OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
- * INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
- * BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS
- * OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED
- * AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
- * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
- * OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
- * SUCH DAMAGE.
- */
-
-#if defined __ANDROID__ && __ANDROID_API__ < 29
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include <sys/sysinfo.h>
-
-int getloadavg(double averages[], int n) {
-  if (n < 0) return -1;
-  if (n > 3) n = 3;
-
-  struct sysinfo si;
-  if (sysinfo(&si) == -1) return -1;
-
-  for (int i = 0; i < n; ++i) {
-    averages[i] = (double)(si.loads[i]) / (double)(1 << SI_LOAD_SHIFT);
-  }
-  return n;
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/packages/libgit2/src-util-rand.c.patch b/packages/libgit2/src-util-rand.c.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d19654906e..0000000000
--- a/packages/libgit2/src-util-rand.c.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/src/util/rand.c
-+++ b/src/util/rand.c
-@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
- # include <sys/random.h>
- #endif
- 
-+#if defined __ANDROID__ && __ANDROID_API__ < 29
-+int getloadavg(double[], int);
-+#endif
-+
- static uint64_t state[4];
- static git_mutex state_lock;
-