diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
index 6ec6303e88..f96897cfd1 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=brcm63xx
 BOARDNAME:=Broadcom BCM63xx
 SUBTARGETS:=generic smp
 FEATURES:=squashfs usb atm pci pcmcia usbgadget
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.1
 MAINTAINER:=Jonas Gorski <jogo@openwrt.org>
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk