diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
index 8df98e6ac15..b5210774a5d 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ CFLAGS:=-Os -pipe -fno-caller-saves -mcpu=8540
 FEATURES:=spe_fpu ramdisk
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.6.10
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.7.5
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk