diff --git a/target/linux/cobalt/Makefile b/target/linux/cobalt/Makefile
index 5f0adc288a..15e01f1fce 100644
--- a/target/linux/cobalt/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/cobalt/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CPU_TYPE := 5k
 CPU_CFLAGS_5k := -march=r5000
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.3
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.14
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk