diff --git a/nixpatches/list.nix b/nixpatches/list.nix
index 9c938594..f71ac1e2 100644
--- a/nixpatches/list.nix
+++ b/nixpatches/list.nix
@@ -131,9 +131,10 @@ in [
   })
 
   (fetchpatch' {
-    # hare: hack in aarch64 support
-    saneCommit = "c147f81f374706aa286ac153668bbed8a44b1ad1";
-    hash = "sha256-X9l4Gabr8iIcnoVGyePOHid5NCk5mp2USDrmn5dwGLQ=";
+    # hare: unstable-2023-03-15 -> unstable-2023-04-23
+    # TODO: remove aarch64 block & then ship upstream
+    saneCommit = "ef2a506dac3258c51733c1f09889b85ad356d0dd";
+    hash = "sha256-cYwen/8F0tK+g5rSuffDjNCOIIPbgzjDSaNyjtNW9ts=";
   })
 
   # for raspberry pi: allow building u-boot for rpi 4{,00}
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/bonsai/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/bonsai/default.nix
index a6cb7f86..4bbb1160 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/bonsai/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/bonsai/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     export HARECACHE=$(mktemp -d)
     # FIX "ar: invalid option -- '/'" bug in older versions of hare.
     # should be safe to remove once updated past 2023/05/22-ish.
-    export ARFLAGS="-csr"
+    # export ARFLAGS="-csr"
   '';
 
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=" "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];