diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/0001-buckets-ssl_buckets.c-do-not-use-ERR_GET_FUNC.patch b/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/0001-buckets-ssl_buckets.c-do-not-use-ERR_GET_FUNC.patch
index e6172ef5aa..5b8fb70639 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/0001-buckets-ssl_buckets.c-do-not-use-ERR_GET_FUNC.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/0001-buckets-ssl_buckets.c-do-not-use-ERR_GET_FUNC.patch
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Subject: [PATCH] buckets/ssl_buckets.c: do not use ERR_GET_FUNC
 Upstream removed it in
 https://github.com/openssl/openssl/pull/16004
 
-Upstream-Status: Pending
+Upstream is defunct: last release in 2015, last commit in 2019.
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [no upstream]
 Signed-off-by: Alexander Kanavin <alex@linutronix.de>
 ---
  buckets/ssl_buckets.c | 3 +--
diff --git a/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/SConstruct.stop.creating.directories.without.sandbox-install.prefix.patch b/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/SConstruct.stop.creating.directories.without.sandbox-install.prefix.patch
index 91640d6044..cf00dbf5ac 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/SConstruct.stop.creating.directories.without.sandbox-install.prefix.patch
+++ b/meta/recipes-support/serf/serf/SConstruct.stop.creating.directories.without.sandbox-install.prefix.patch
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ ERROR: scons install execution failed.
   and the installed paths (including the paths inside libserf*.pc)
   look correct
 
-Upstream-Status: Pending
+Upstream is defunct: last release in 2015, last commit in 2019
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [no upstream]
 
 Signed-off-by: Martin Jansa <Martin.Jansa@gmail.com>
 
