diff --git a/target/linux/adm8668/Makefile b/target/linux/adm8668/Makefile
index 519cbabafa..9695838999 100644
--- a/target/linux/adm8668/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/adm8668/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=Infineon WildPass ADM8668
 FEATURES:=squashfs usb pci
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.14
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk