diff --git a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
index 44eaf925a18..2010f9a812a 100644
--- a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ FEATURES:=rtc usb nand squashfs ramdisk
 CPU_TYPE:=xscale
 SUBTARGETS:=generic
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=6.1
-KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=6.6
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=6.6
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk