diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
index 84e9a8d44e..1aed6b20e5 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BOARD:=brcm63xx
 BOARDNAME:=Broadcom BCM63xx
 SUBTARGETS:=generic smp
 FEATURES:=squashfs usb atm pci pcmcia usbgadget
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.4
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.9
 MAINTAINER:=Jonas Gorski <jogo@openwrt.org>
 
 define Target/Description