diff --git a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
index 308646272e..9033eb4637 100644
--- a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=rb532
 BOARDNAME:=Mikrotik RouterBoard 532
 FEATURES:=pci targz squashfs
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-mini kmod-ath5k kmod-input-rb532