diff --git a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb48.m4 b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb53.m4
rename from build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb48.m4
rename to build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb53.m4
--- a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb48.m4
+++ b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb53.m4
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 dnl Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
 dnl file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
-AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_FIND_BDB48],[
+AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_FIND_BDB53],[
   AC_ARG_VAR(BDB_CFLAGS, [C compiler flags for BerkeleyDB, bypasses autodetection])
   AC_ARG_VAR(BDB_LIBS, [Linker flags for BerkeleyDB, bypasses autodetection])
 
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Berkeley DB C++ headers])
     BDB_CPPFLAGS=
     bdbpath=X
-    bdb48path=X
     bdbdirlist=
-    for _vn in 4.8 48 4 5 ''; do
+    for _vn in 5.3 6.0 6.1 6.2 ''; do
       for _pfx in b lib ''; do
         bdbdirlist="$bdbdirlist ${_pfx}db${_vn}"
       done
@@ -22,8 +21,8 @@
       AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
         #include <${searchpath}db_cxx.h>
       ]],[[
-        #if !((DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 4 && DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 8) || DB_VERSION_MAJOR > 4)
-          #error "failed to find bdb 4.8+"
+        #if !((DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 5 && DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 3) || DB_VERSION_MAJOR > 5)
+          #error "failed to find bdb 5.3+"
         #endif
       ]])],[
         if test "x$bdbpath" = "xX"; then
@@ -32,39 +31,21 @@
       ],[
         continue
       ])
-      AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
-        #include <${searchpath}db_cxx.h>
-      ]],[[
-        #if !(DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 4 && DB_VERSION_MINOR == 8)
-          #error "failed to find bdb 4.8"
-        #endif
-      ]])],[
-        bdb48path="${searchpath}"
-        break
-      ],[])
     done
     if test "x$bdbpath" = "xX"; then
       AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
       AC_MSG_ERROR([libdb_cxx headers missing, ]AC_PACKAGE_NAME[ requires this library for wallet functionality (--disable-wallet to disable wallet functionality)])
-    elif test "x$bdb48path" = "xX"; then
-      BITCOIN_SUBDIR_TO_INCLUDE(BDB_CPPFLAGS,[${bdbpath}],db_cxx)
-      AC_ARG_WITH([incompatible-bdb],[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-incompatible-bdb], [allow using a bdb version other than 4.8])],[
-        AC_MSG_WARN([Found Berkeley DB other than 4.8; wallets opened by this build will not be portable!])
-      ],[
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([Found Berkeley DB other than 4.8, required for portable wallets (--with-incompatible-bdb to ignore or --disable-wallet to disable wallet functionality)])
-      ])
     else
-      BITCOIN_SUBDIR_TO_INCLUDE(BDB_CPPFLAGS,[${bdb48path}],db_cxx)
-      bdbpath="${bdb48path}"
+      BITCOIN_SUBDIR_TO_INCLUDE(BDB_CPPFLAGS,[${bdbpath}],db_cxx)
     fi
   else
     BDB_CPPFLAGS=${BDB_CFLAGS}
   fi
   AC_SUBST(BDB_CPPFLAGS)
-  
+
   if test "x$BDB_LIBS" = "x"; then
     # TODO: Ideally this could find the library version and make sure it matches the headers being used
-    for searchlib in db_cxx-4.8 db_cxx; do
+    for searchlib in db_cxx-5.3 db_cxx; do
       AC_CHECK_LIB([$searchlib],[main],[
         BDB_LIBS="-l${searchlib}"
         break
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@
 
 if test x$enable_wallet != xno; then
     dnl Check for libdb_cxx only if wallet enabled
-    BITCOIN_FIND_BDB48
+    BITCOIN_FIND_BDB53
 fi
 
 dnl Check for libminiupnpc (optional)
diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=bdb
-$(package)_version=4.8.30
+$(package)_version=5.3.28
 $(package)_download_path=http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db
 $(package)_file_name=db-$($(package)_version).NC.tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=12edc0df75bf9abd7f82f821795bcee50f42cb2e5f76a6a281b85732798364ef
+$(package)_sha256_hash=76a25560d9e52a198d37a31440fd07632b5f1f8f9f2b6d5438f4bc3e7c9013ef
 $(package)_build_subdir=build_unix
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
+  cd src &&\
   sed -i.old 's/__atomic_compare_exchange/__atomic_compare_exchange_db/' dbinc/atomic.h && \
   sed -i.old 's/atomic_init/atomic_init_db/' dbinc/atomic.h mp/mp_region.c mp/mp_mvcc.c mp/mp_fget.c mutex/mut_method.c mutex/mut_tas.c && \
+  sed -i.old 's/WinIoCtl.h/winioctl.h/' dbinc/win_db.h &&\
+  cd .. &&\
   cp -f $(BASEDIR)/config.guess $(BASEDIR)/config.sub dist
 endef
 
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) libdb_cxx-4.8.a libdb-4.8.a
+  $(MAKE) libdb_cxx-5.3.a libdb-5.3.a
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds