diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index 8f80c31977..72bd2ede1b 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
 LINUX_RELEASE?=1
 
 LINUX_VERSION-3.18 = .136
-LINUX_VERSION-4.9 = .168
+LINUX_VERSION-4.9 = .169
 LINUX_VERSION-4.14 = .111
 LINUX_VERSION-4.19 = .34
 
 LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-3.18.136 = 48c8775013d23229462134f911bbb14c7935096fcccfb19ce28ecd5f7154f35c
-LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.9.168 = 4d451c21effad77de323edc9bfeae095aa1faed1a801ef427d66f5763bef091e
+LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.9.169 = b776636c63a555961cfe9f6f4a315e65ab0ff3376acdb3cf5ad654808ff8d6b0
 LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.14.111 = f8197d56553f864d1d2e97abbe4fca50f8ab5e72089c292d22f0e4395340a6e8
 LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.19.34 = dd795e2a1fddbee5b03c3bb55a1926829cc08df4fdcabce62dda717ba087b8cc
 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/090-net-generalize-napi_complete_done.patch b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/090-net-generalize-napi_complete_done.patch
index 578cbd9bc6..9a21132033 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/090-net-generalize-napi_complete_done.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/090-net-generalize-napi_complete_done.patch
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
  			/* bnx2x_has_rx_work() reads the status block,
 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
 +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt.c
-@@ -1787,7 +1787,7 @@ static int bnxt_poll_nitroa0(struct napi
+@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ static int bnxt_poll_nitroa0(struct napi
  	}
  
  	if (!bnxt_has_work(bp, cpr) && rx_pkts < budget) {
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-4.9 b/target/linux/generic/config-4.9
index 644c1d359c..1ed16edf02 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-4.9
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-4.9
@@ -2138,6 +2138,7 @@ CONFIG_LBDAF=y
 # CONFIG_LCD_S6E63M0 is not set
 # CONFIG_LCD_TDO24M is not set
 # CONFIG_LCD_VGG2432A4 is not set
+CONFIG_LDISC_AUTOLOAD=y
 # CONFIG_LDM_PARTITION is not set
 CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION=y
 # CONFIG_LEDS_BCM6328 is not set
@@ -3329,6 +3330,7 @@ CONFIG_PINMUX=y
 # CONFIG_PPC_256K_PAGES is not set
 CONFIG_PPC_4K_PAGES=y
 # CONFIG_PPC_64K_PAGES is not set
+CONFIG_PPC_BARRIER_NOSPEC=y
 # CONFIG_PPC_DISABLE_WERROR is not set
 # CONFIG_PPC_EMULATED_STATS is not set
 # CONFIG_PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN is not set