diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
index b181e67c0e..1eac544344 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 SUBTARGETS:=generic p1020
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.9
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.14
 
 KERNELNAME:=zImage