diff --git a/packages/libde265/backport-b4d0b53.patch b/packages/libde265/backport-b4d0b53.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d2cc0d3a2c6..00000000000
--- a/packages/libde265/backport-b4d0b53.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-From b4d0b533bc95c1ed4612d982ad2eac23dd8aeb34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Yateng Hong <yatengh@microsoft.com>
-Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:15:27 +0800
-Subject: [PATCH] Fix ARM NEON assembly build with Clang
-
-Use CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_ID (assembly files use the ASM compiler) and MATCHES Clang to cover AppleClang/ARMClang variants, whose integrated assembler does not support .func/.endfunc.
-
-Fixes #510
-
-Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
----
- libde265/arm/CMakeLists.txt | 7 ++++++-
- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/libde265/arm/CMakeLists.txt b/libde265/arm/CMakeLists.txt
-index a1d970f22678..722591f15450 100644
---- a/libde265/arm/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/libde265/arm/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ if(HAVE_NEON)
-     hevcdsp_qpel_neon.S
-   )
- 
-+  # Clang's assembler does not support .func/.endfunc directives.
-+  if(NOT CMAKE_ASM_COMPILER_ID MATCHES Clang)
-+    set(AS_FUNC_FLAG -DHAVE_AS_FUNC)
-+  endif()
-+
-   target_compile_options(arm_neon PRIVATE
-     -mfpu=neon
-     -DHAVE_NEON
-     -DEXTERN_ASM=
--    -DHAVE_AS_FUNC
-+    ${AS_FUNC_FLAG}
-     -DHAVE_SECTION_DATA_REL_RO
-   )
- 
diff --git a/packages/libde265/build.sh b/packages/libde265/build.sh
index cf2a553d9c0..abd63c5543d 100644
--- a/packages/libde265/build.sh
+++ b/packages/libde265/build.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="H.265/HEVC video stream decoder library"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="LGPL-3.0, MIT"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE_FILE="COPYING"
 TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION="1.0.18"
-TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/strukturag/libde265/releases/download/v$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION/libde265-$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION.tar.gz
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=800478f3bf35f0621b14928ceb317579f3e8b23de4bd2aac29b6cb8be962bbd8
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION="1.0.19"
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL="https://github.com/strukturag/libde265/releases/download/v$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION/libde265-$TERMUX_PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=bb19a0b485d2643e0eeb7e91f3ab32d1ad617e7c487dbedc91214ca3dbd8d7eb
 TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true
 TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libc++"
 
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ termux_step_post_get_source() {
 	# after SOVERSION is changed.
 	local _SOVERSION=0
 
-	local v=$(sed -En 's/^set\(DE265_SOVERSION ([0-9]+)\)$/\1/p' CMakeLists.txt)
-	if [ ! "${v}" ] || [ "${v}" != "${_SOVERSION}" ]; then
+	local v
+	v=$(sed -En 's/^set\(DE265_SOVERSION ([0-9]+)\)$/\1/p' CMakeLists.txt)
+	if [[ "${v:-}" != "${_SOVERSION}" ]]; then
 		termux_error_exit "SOVERSION guard check failed."
 	fi
 }