diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile b/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile
index b954a88f6d..b9a6a79fe5 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=Marvell EBU Armada
 FEATURES:=fpu usb pci pcie gpio nand squashfs ramdisk boot-part rootfs-part
 SUBTARGETS:=cortexa9 cortexa53 cortexa72
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.19
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=5.4
 KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=5.4
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk