diff --git a/target/linux/ar7/Makefile b/target/linux/ar7/Makefile
index c83a0923c3..1832e7b5e0 100644
--- a/target/linux/ar7/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ar7/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs atm low_mem
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 SUBTARGETS:=generic ac49x
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.14
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk