diff --git a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
index 424e699157b..241fc614c48 100644
--- a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ FEATURES:=rtc usb nand squashfs ramdisk
 CPU_TYPE:=xscale
 SUBTARGETS:=generic
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=5.15
-KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=6.1
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=6.1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk