diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index 9627d1f45a3..4ac6d4fd961 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ ifdef CONFIG_TESTING_KERNEL
   KERNEL_PATCHVER:=$(KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER)
 endif
 
-LINUX_VERSION-4.9 = .187
+LINUX_VERSION-4.9 = .188
 LINUX_VERSION-4.14 = .136
 LINUX_VERSION-4.19 = .64
 
-LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.9.187 = 014bcd042cd25e073539c17bd34c616a936b19787a9c6a4c35d36a4f28afd1c7
+LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.9.188 = 27539853b25d1830fe81b108f39249c6ddf8b47257cdba09404ba0949863e222
 LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.14.136 = 268dff959216e59437a8f9db7c2cea3a1ada8a4c72232dc5b7f83ecca12bdf70
 LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.19.64 = 7a6f8be33df3bef763495e8dde7a2fd7cdad71d7b952cd740b68eaac1bab5abd
 
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/011-kbuild-export-SUBARCH.patch b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/011-kbuild-export-SUBARCH.patch
index 6ef95db8dd0..4c0e07581dc 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/011-kbuild-export-SUBARCH.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/011-kbuild-export-SUBARCH.patch
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/conf
+@@ -407,8 +407,8 @@ KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/conf
  KERNELVERSION = $(VERSION)$(if $(PATCHLEVEL),.$(PATCHLEVEL)$(if $(SUBLEVEL),.$(SUBLEVEL)))$(EXTRAVERSION)
  
  export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNELRELEASE KERNELVERSION
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/012-kbuild-add-macro-for-controlling-warnings-to-linux-c.patch b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/012-kbuild-add-macro-for-controlling-warnings-to-linux-c.patch
index 25c3f4af2c0..5b4b0758384 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/012-kbuild-add-macro-for-controlling-warnings-to-linux-c.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/backport-4.9/012-kbuild-add-macro-for-controlling-warnings-to-linux-c.patch
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@socionext.com>
 +
 --- a/include/linux/compiler.h
 +++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
-@@ -589,4 +589,23 @@ unsigned long read_word_at_a_time(const
+@@ -605,4 +605,23 @@ unsigned long read_word_at_a_time(const
  # define __kprobes
  # define nokprobe_inline	inline
  #endif
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/207-disable-modorder.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/207-disable-modorder.patch
index c66a4db2000..f03c62e0253 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/207-disable-modorder.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/207-disable-modorder.patch
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -1227,7 +1227,6 @@ all: modules
+@@ -1228,7 +1228,6 @@ all: modules
  
  PHONY += modules
  modules: $(vmlinux-dirs) $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules.builtin
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.';
  	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
  	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.fwinst obj=firmware __fw_modbuild
-@@ -1257,7 +1256,6 @@ _modinst_:
+@@ -1258,7 +1257,6 @@ _modinst_:
  		rm -f $(MODLIB)/build ; \
  		ln -s $(CURDIR) $(MODLIB)/build ; \
  	fi
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/220-gc_sections.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/220-gc_sections.patch
index a4c937388fe..bdacb0f3ed5 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/220-gc_sections.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/220-gc_sections.patch
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
 
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -401,6 +401,11 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
- KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
+@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/s
  GCC_PLUGINS_CFLAGS :=
+ CLANG_FLAGS :=
  
 +ifdef CONFIG_LD_DEAD_CODE_DATA_ELIMINATION
 +KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL	+= $(call cc-option,-ffunction-sections,)
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
  # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
  KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
  KERNELVERSION = $(VERSION)$(if $(PATCHLEVEL),.$(PATCHLEVEL)$(if $(SUBLEVEL),.$(SUBLEVEL)))$(EXTRAVERSION)
-@@ -651,11 +656,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warni
+@@ -652,11 +657,6 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warni
  KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, address-of-packed-member)
  KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-disable-warning, attribute-alias)
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/201-extra_optimization.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/201-extra_optimization.patch
index f5ff7081ee6..813951158cb 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/201-extra_optimization.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/201-extra_optimization.patch
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -657,12 +657,12 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fdata
+@@ -658,12 +658,12 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS	+= $(call cc-option,-fdata
  endif
  
  ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE