diff --git a/recipes/wip/codecs/x264/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/codecs/x264/recipe.toml
index 84f19bb0e..73e81d1cc 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/codecs/x264/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/codecs/x264/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
-#TODO the redox target is not supported on the configure script
+#TODO: Not used anywhere
 [source]
 git = "https://code.videolan.org/videolan/x264"
 branch = "stable"
 shallow_clone = true
+patches = [
+    "redox.patch"
+]
+script = """
+GNU_CONFIG_GET config.sub
+"""
+
 [build]
 template = "configure"
+configureflags = [
+    "--disable-asm"
+]
diff --git a/recipes/wip/codecs/x264/redox.patch b/recipes/wip/codecs/x264/redox.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..77e88ee80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/wip/codecs/x264/redox.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff -ruwN source/configure source-new/configure
+--- source/configure	2026-05-09 05:38:56.776310501 +0200
++++ source-new/configure	2026-05-09 05:27:53.969854003 +0200
+@@ -721,6 +721,11 @@
+             [ $compiler = GNU ] && RC="${RC-${cross_prefix}windres}" || RC="${RC-rc.exe}"
+         fi
+         ;;
++    redox*)
++        SYS="REDOX"
++        define HAVE_MALLOC_H
++        libm=""
++        ;;
+     sunos*|solaris*)
+         SYS="SunOS"
+         define HAVE_MALLOC_H
diff --git a/recipes/wip/codecs/x265/recipe.toml b/recipes/wip/codecs/x265/recipe.toml
index d2e8cd054..825322c62 100644
--- a/recipes/wip/codecs/x265/recipe.toml
+++ b/recipes/wip/codecs/x265/recipe.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-#TODO not compiled or tested
+#TODO need named semaphore
 # build instructions: https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git/src/master/build/README.txt#lines-68
 [source]
-tar = "https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git/downloads/x265_4.1.tar.gz"
+tar = "https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git/downloads/x265_4.2.tar.gz"
 [build]
 template = "custom"
 script = """