diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index 1b41d84582..a978b4b6ba 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),3.0.3)
   LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=6a8af5f6733b3db970197e65b3db712c
 endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),3.1)
+  LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=8d43453f8159b2332ad410b19d86a931
+endif
 
 # disable the md5sum check for unknown kernel versions
 LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM?=x