diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
index 001de825b6..163e440539 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ FEATURES:=spe_fpu squashfs
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 SUBTARGETS=generic p1020
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.14
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
 
 KERNEL_IMAGES := zImage cuImage.tl-wdr4900-v1