diff --git a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
index 7216c573b0..dde6d97a2f 100644
--- a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ FEATURES:=rtc usb nand squashfs ramdisk
 CPU_TYPE:=xscale
 SUBTARGETS:=generic
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=6.12
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=6.18
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk