diff --git a/target/linux/imx6/Makefile b/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
index ae6a9b0d5d7..152a58e8b1b 100644
--- a/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CPU_TYPE:=cortex-a9
 CPU_SUBTYPE:=neon
 MAINTAINER:=Luka Perkov <luka@openwrt.org>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.9
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.14
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk