diff --git a/target/linux/armvirt/Makefile b/target/linux/armvirt/Makefile
index ff362428a9b..0ae51597bcb 100644
--- a/target/linux/armvirt/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/armvirt/Makefile
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=QEMU ARM Virtual Machine
 FEATURES:=fpu pci pcie rtc usb boot-part rootfs-part
 FEATURES+=cpiogz ext4 ramdisk squashfs targz vmdk
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=5.15
-KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=6.1
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=6.1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk