diff --git a/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile b/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile
index 7298a24045..419c53434f 100644
--- a/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/adm5120/Makefile
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 BOARD:=adm5120
 BOARDNAME:=Infineon/ADMtek ADM5120
 FEATURES:=low_mem
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.8
 SUBTARGETS:=router_le router_be rb1xx
 INITRAMFS_EXTRA_FILES:=
 
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += admswconfig wpad-mini kmod-input-core \