diff --git a/srcpkgs/memcached/patches/termios.patch b/srcpkgs/memcached/patches/termios.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 21bd93a275e..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/memcached/patches/termios.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-linux_priv.c:82:90: error: invalid application of 'sizeof' to incomplete type 'struct termios'
-   82 |     rc |= seccomp_rule_add(ctx, SCMP_ACT_ALLOW, SCMP_SYS(ioctl), 1, SCMP_A1(SCMP_CMP_EQ, TCGETS));
-
---- linux_priv.c
-+++ linux_priv.c
-@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
- #include "config.h"
- #include <seccomp.h>
-+#include <termios.h>
- #include <errno.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
- #include <sys/ioctl.h>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/memcached/template b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
index 325553f9873..f1fa9bdd768 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/memcached/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/memcached/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'memcached'
 pkgname=memcached
-version=1.5.20
+version=1.6.6
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-seccomp"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ license="BSD-3-Clause"
 homepage="http://www.memcached.org"
 changelog="https://github.com/memcached/memcached/wiki/ReleaseNotes${version//./}"
 distfiles="http://memcached.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=cfd7b023a9cefe7ae8a67184f51d841dbbf97994ed0e8a55e31ee092320ea1e4
+checksum=908f0eecfa559129c9e44edc46f02e73afe8faca355b4efc5c86d902fc3e32f7
 
 # Rebuild configure script, due to patching configure.ac
 pre_configure() {