diff --git a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb48.m4 b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb48.m4
index bd5c2af45..20a595270 100644
--- a/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb48.m4
+++ b/build-aux/m4/bitcoin_find_bdb48.m4
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_FIND_BDB62],[
+AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_FIND_BDB53],[
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for Berkeley DB C++ headers])
   BDB_CPPFLAGS=
   BDB_LIBS=
   bdbpath=X
-  bdb62path=X
+  bdb53path=X
   bdbdirlist=
-  for _vn in 6.2 62 6 ''; do
+  for _vn in 5.3 53 5 ''; do
     for _pfx in b lib ''; do
       bdbdirlist="$bdbdirlist ${_pfx}db${_vn}"
     done
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_FIND_BDB62],[
     AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
       #include <${searchpath}db_cxx.h>
     ]],[[
-      #if !((DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 6 && DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 2) || DB_VERSION_MAJOR > 6)
-        #error "failed to find bdb 6.2+"
+      #if !((DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 5 && DB_VERSION_MINOR >= 3) || DB_VERSION_MAJOR > 5)
+        #error "failed to find bdb 5.3+"
       #endif
     ]])],[
       if test "x$bdbpath" = "xX"; then
@@ -28,32 +28,32 @@ AC_DEFUN([BITCOIN_FIND_BDB62],[
     AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
       #include <${searchpath}db_cxx.h>
     ]],[[
-      #if !(DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 6 && DB_VERSION_MINOR == 2)
-        #error "failed to find bdb 6.2"
+      #if !(DB_VERSION_MAJOR == 5 && DB_VERSION_MINOR == 3)
+        #error "failed to find bdb 5.3"
       #endif
     ]])],[
-      bdb62path="${searchpath}"
+      bdb53path="${searchpath}"
       break
     ],[])
   done
   if test "x$bdbpath" = "xX"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
     AC_MSG_ERROR([libdb_cxx headers missing, Bitcoin Core requires this library for wallet functionality (--disable-wallet to disable wallet functionality)])
-  elif test "x$bdb62path" = "xX"; then
+  elif test "x$bdb53path" = "xX"; then
     BITCOIN_SUBDIR_TO_INCLUDE(BDB_CPPFLAGS,[${bdbpath}],db_cxx)
-    AC_ARG_WITH([incompatible-bdb],[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-incompatible-bdb], [allow using a bdb version other than 6.2])],[
-      AC_MSG_WARN([Found Berkeley DB other than 6.2; wallets opened by this build will not be portable!])
+    AC_ARG_WITH([incompatible-bdb],[AS_HELP_STRING([--with-incompatible-bdb], [allow using a bdb version other than 5.3])],[
+      AC_MSG_WARN([Found Berkeley DB other than 5.3; wallets opened by this build will not be portable!])
     ],[
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Found Berkeley DB other than 6.2, required for portable wallets (--with-incompatible-bdb to ignore or --disable-wallet to disable wallet functionality)])
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([Found Berkeley DB other than 5.3, required for portable wallets (--with-incompatible-bdb to ignore or --disable-wallet to disable wallet functionality)])
     ])
   else
-    BITCOIN_SUBDIR_TO_INCLUDE(BDB_CPPFLAGS,[${bdb62path}],db_cxx)
-    bdbpath="${bdb62path}"
+    BITCOIN_SUBDIR_TO_INCLUDE(BDB_CPPFLAGS,[${bdb53path}],db_cxx)
+    bdbpath="${bdb53path}"
   fi
   AC_SUBST(BDB_CPPFLAGS)
   
   # TODO: Ideally this could find the library version and make sure it matches the headers being used
-  for searchlib in db_cxx-6.2 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
index 4a2aa8a61..40a985576 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ case $host in
          dnl add default macports paths
          CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -isystem /opt/local/include"
          LIBS="$LIBS -L/opt/local/lib"
-         if test -d /opt/local/include/db62; then
-           CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/opt/local/include/db62"
-           LIBS="$LIBS -L/opt/local/lib/db62"
+         if test -d /opt/local/include/db53; then
+           CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -I/opt/local/include/db53"
+           LIBS="$LIBS -L/opt/local/lib/db53"
          fi
        fi
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBMEMENV)
 
 if test x$enable_wallet != xno; then
     dnl Check for libdb_cxx only if wallet enabled
-    BITCOIN_FIND_BDB62
+    BITCOIN_FIND_BDB53
 fi
 
 dnl Check for libminiupnpc (optional)
diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
index df5df6bde..d0565c880 100644
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=bdb
-$(package)_version=6.2.23
+$(package)_version=5.3.28
 $(package)_download_path=http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db
 $(package)_file_name=db-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=47612c8991aa9ac2f6be721267c8d3cdccf5ac83105df8e50809daea24e95dc7
+$(package)_sha256_hash=e0a992d740709892e81f9d93f06daf305cf73fb81b545afe72478043172c3628
 $(package)_build_subdir=build_unix
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ define $(package)_config_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_build_cmds
-  $(MAKE) libdb_cxx-6.2.a libdb-6.2.a
+  $(MAKE) libdb_cxx-5.3.a libdb-5.3.a
 endef
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds