diff --git a/target/linux/orion/Makefile b/target/linux/orion/Makefile
index 920aadf0d5..7cf9e02a7d 100644
--- a/target/linux/orion/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/orion/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUBTARGETS:=generic harddisk
 CFLAGS=-Os -pipe -march=armv5t -mtune=xscale -funit-at-a-time
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.34.7
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.36
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk