diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
index 8d412adf53..3e79dc6846 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=brcm47xx
 BOARDNAME:=Broadcom BCM947xx/953xx
 FEATURES:=squashfs usb pcmcia
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.8.13
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.10.4
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += swconfig kmod-switch kmod-diag wpad-mini nvram