diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile b/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
index 87e1e06713..1d9f3ab361 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 SUBTARGETS=generic harddisk
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.37.6
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.3.5
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk