diff --git a/target/linux/imx6/Makefile b/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
index 479b48e0357..cd938c801cf 100644
--- a/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/imx6/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ CPU_TYPE:=cortex-a9
 CPU_SUBTYPE:=neon
 MAINTAINER:=Luka Perkov <luka@openwrt.org>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.18
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk