diff --git a/target/linux/uml/Makefile b/target/linux/uml/Makefile
index d8bfcef3f5..6c7f934728 100644
--- a/target/linux/uml/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/uml/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=User Mode Linux
 FEATURES:=ext4 audio
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.3.8
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.6.6
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk