diff --git a/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile b/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
index 291bee6d67..af1548fad3 100644
--- a/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=usb squashfs low_mem
 CPU_TYPE:=arm926ej-s
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.14
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
 
 DEVICE_TYPE:=other