diff --git a/build/pkgs/eclib/checksums.ini b/build/pkgs/eclib/checksums.ini
index 266e6bfac1c..b6a7efd95aa 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/eclib/checksums.ini
+++ b/build/pkgs/eclib/checksums.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 tarball=eclib-VERSION.tar.bz2
-sha1=bd49acf96c4e7246c8ca3e5d188ae1b03a3aeff3
-md5=42721f2f1343c49dc774763a57a85ca6
-cksum=3624641360
+sha1=3028ac95e1b76699f5f9e871ac706cda363ab842
+md5=c96e1bb39a50552aeac6675b907709b8
+cksum=2027019032
 upstream_url=https://github.com/JohnCremona/eclib/releases/download/vVERSION/eclib-VERSION.tar.bz2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/eclib/package-version.txt b/build/pkgs/eclib/package-version.txt
index b5f339e560b..190b92f716b 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/eclib/package-version.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/eclib/package-version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-20230424
+20231212
diff --git a/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-configure.m4
index c98781201cc..133b44bfdc1 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-configure.m4
+++ b/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([eclib], [
   SAGE_SPKG_DEPCHECK([ntl pari flint], [
-    dnl Trac #31443, #34029: use existing eclib only if the version reported by pkg-config is correct
-    m4_pushdef([SAGE_ECLIB_VER],["20230424"])
+    dnl use existing eclib only if the version reported by pkg-config is recent enough
+    m4_pushdef([SAGE_ECLIB_VER],["20231212"])
     PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ECLIB], [eclib = SAGE_ECLIB_VER], [
       AC_CACHE_CHECK([for mwrank version == SAGE_ECLIB_VER], [ac_cv_path_MWRANK], [
         AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([MWRANK], [mwrank], [
             mwrank_version=`$ac_path_MWRANK -V 2>&1`
-            AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$mwrank_version], [eq], [SAGE_ECLIB_VER], [
+            AX_COMPARE_VERSION([$mwrank_version], [ge], [SAGE_ECLIB_VER], [
                 ac_cv_path_MWRANK="$ac_path_MWRANK"
             ])
         ])
diff --git a/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-install.in b/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-install.in
index 4998cff1676..9618e8f5d19 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-install.in
+++ b/build/pkgs/eclib/spkg-install.in
@@ -5,22 +5,9 @@ export CFLAGS CXXFLAGS
 
 cd src/
 
-#############################################################
-# the workaround with SAGE_CONFIGURE_FLINT_ECLIB
-# introduced by #28401 may be removed once
-# github.com/JohnCremona/eclib/pull/57 is in  Sage
-#############################################################
-if test x$SAGE_FLINT_PREFIX = x; then
-   SAGE_CONFIGURE_FLINT_ECLIB="--with-flint"
-else
-   SAGE_CONFIGURE_FLINT_ECLIB="--with-flint=$SAGE_FLINT_PREFIX"
-fi
-
-echo $SAGE_CONFIGURE_FLINT_ECLIB
-
 sdh_configure $SAGE_CONFIGURE_NTL \
               $SAGE_CONFIGURE_PARI \
-              $SAGE_CONFIGURE_FLINT_ECLIB \
+              --with-flint=$SAGE_FLINT_PREFIX \
               --with-boost="no" \
               --disable-allprogs
 sdh_make