diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/cross-compile.patch b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/cross-compile.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 287391a522..0000000000
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client/cross-compile.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-Remove rpath, its bad for cross compiling to encode
-build time rpaths
-
-Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
-Upstream-Status: Pending
-
-Index: boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/api/Makefile.am
-===================================================================
---- boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33.orig/api/Makefile.am
-+++ boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/api/Makefile.am
-@@ -43,18 +43,18 @@ endif
- 
- lib_LTLIBRARIES = libboinc_api.la
- libboinc_api_la_SOURCES = $(api_files)
--libboinc_api_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libboinc_api_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- 
- if BUILD_GRAPHICS_API
- lib_LTLIBRARIES += libboinc_graphics2.la
- libboinc_graphics2_la_SOURCES = $(graphics2_files)
- libboinc_graphics2_la_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir) -I$(top_srcdir)/lib -I$(top_srcdir)/samples/image_libs
--libboinc_graphics2_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION) -ljpeg
-+libboinc_graphics2_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION) -ljpeg
- endif #BUILD_GRAPHICS_API
- 
- lib_LTLIBRARIES += libboinc_opencl.la
- libboinc_opencl_la_SOURCES = $(opencl_files)
--libboinc_opencl_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libboinc_opencl_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- 
- if INSTALL_HEADERS
- ## install only headers that are meant for exporting the API !!
-Index: boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/lib/Makefile.am
-===================================================================
---- boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33.orig/lib/Makefile.am
-+++ boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/lib/Makefile.am
-@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libboinc.la
- libboinc_la_SOURCES = $(generic_sources) $(mac_sources) $(win_sources)
- libboinc_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
- libboinc_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
--libboinc_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -static -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libboinc_la_LDFLAGS = -static -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- libboinc_la_LIBADD =
- 
- if ENABLE_BOINCCRYPT
-@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES += libboinc_crypt.la
- libboinc_crypt_la_SOURCES = crypt.cpp
- libboinc_crypt_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(SSL_CFLAGS)
- libboinc_crypt_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS) $(SSL_CXXFLAGS)
--libboinc_crypt_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -static -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libboinc_crypt_la_LDFLAGS = -static -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- libboinc_crypt_la_LIBADD =
- endif
- 
-@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES += libboinc_fcgi.la
- libboinc_fcgi_la_SOURCES = $(libfcgi_sources) $(mac_sources) $(win_sources)
- libboinc_fcgi_la_CFLAGS = -D_USING_FCGI_ $(AM_CFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
- libboinc_fcgi_la_CXXFLAGS = -D_USING_FCGI_ $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PICFLAGS) $(PTHREAD_CFLAGS)
--libboinc_fcgi_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libboinc_fcgi_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- libboinc_fcgi_la_LIBADD =
- endif 
- # end of "if ENABLE_FCGI"
-Index: boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/sched/Makefile.am
-===================================================================
---- boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33.orig/sched/Makefile.am
-+++ boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/sched/Makefile.am
-@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libsched.la
- libsched_la_SOURCES = $(libsched_sources)
- libsched_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
- libsched_la_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
--libsched_la_LDFLAGS= -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libsched_la_LDFLAGS= -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- libsched_la_LIBADD= $(SSL_LIBS)
- 
- ## install only headers that are meant for exporting the API !!
-@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES += libsched_fcgi.la
- libsched_fcgi_la_SOURCES = $(libsched_sources)
- libsched_fcgi_la_CFLAGS = -D_USING_FCGI_ $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
- libsched_fcgi_la_CXXFLAGS = -D_USING_FCGI_ $(AM_CPPFLAGS)
--libsched_fcgi_la_LDFLAGS= -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libsched_fcgi_la_LDFLAGS= -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- libsched_fcgi_la_LIBADD=
- 
- endif
-Index: boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/zip/Makefile.am
-===================================================================
---- boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33.orig/zip/Makefile.am
-+++ boinc-client_release-7.6-7.6.33/zip/Makefile.am
-@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ endif
- 
- lib_LTLIBRARIES = libboinc_zip.la
- libboinc_zip_la_SOURCES = $(libboinc_zip_sources)
--libboinc_zip_la_LDFLAGS = -L$(libdir) -rpath $(libdir) -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
-+libboinc_zip_la_LDFLAGS = -version-number $(LIBBOINC_VERSION)
- libboinc_zip_la_LIBADD =
- 
- # Some OSs may not prefix libraries with lib.
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.6.33.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.12.bb
similarity index 82%
rename from meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.6.33.bb
rename to meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.12.bb
index 99b43fa3f8..e505bb4c5f 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.6.33.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-extended/boinc/boinc-client_7.12.bb
@@ -29,21 +29,19 @@ DEPENDS = "curl \
            ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'x11', 'gtk+ libnotify xcb-util libxscrnsaver', '', d)} \
            nettle \
 "
-
-SRC_URI = "https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/archive/client_release/7.6/${PV}.tar.gz \
+SRCREV = "bd12338dbd29083daa5a4b022592ca31ff68cd98"
+BRANCH = "client_release/7/${PV}"
+SRC_URI = "git://github.com/BOINC/boinc;protocol=https;branch=${BRANCH} \
            file://boinc-AM_CONDITIONAL.patch \
            file://opengl_m4_check.patch \
-           file://cross-compile.patch \
            file://gtk-configure.patch \
 "
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "437b4b98e384b4bda4ef7056e68166ac"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "c4b1c29b9655013e0ac61dddf47ad7f30f38c46159f02a9d9dc8ab854e99aa6d"
 
-inherit gettext autotools-brokensep pkgconfig distro_features_check
+inherit gettext autotools pkgconfig distro_features_check systemd
 
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES += "opengl"
 
-S = "${WORKDIR}/${BPN}_release-7.6-${PV}"
+S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
 
 EXTRA_OECONF += "\
     --enable-libraries \
@@ -75,5 +73,15 @@ do_compile_prepend () {
 	sed -i -e 's|^sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec=.*|sys_lib_dlsearch_path_spec=""|g' ${B}/${TARGET_SYS}-libtool
 	sed -i -e 's|^runpath_var=LD_RUN_PATH|runpath_var=DIE_RPATH_DIE|g' ${B}/${TARGET_SYS}-libtool
 }
+do_install_append() {
+	if [ -e ${D}${libdir}/systemd/system/boinc-client.service ]; then
+		install -D -m 0644 \
+		${D}${libdir}/systemd/system/boinc-client.service \
+		${D}${systemd_system_unitdir}/boinc-client.service
+		rm -rf ${D}${libdir}/systemd
+	fi
+}
+
+SYSTEMD_SERVICE_${PN} = "boinc-client.service"
 
-SECURITY_CFLAGS = "${SECURITY_NO_PIE_CFLAGS}"
+FILES_${PN} += "${libdir}/systemd"
