diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
index 73b7bff4f3..f0ac7f94a0 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs usb
 SUBTARGETS:=generic mips74k legacy
 MAINTAINER:=Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.4
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.9
 
 define Target/Description
 	Build firmware images for Broadcom based BCM47xx/53xx routers with MIPS CPU, *not* ARM.