diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index d530f22e07..9af7c6a58a 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-${LINUX}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="6.1.38"
-    PKG_SHA256="f9a4f91b609f7d332a5f2be01ab86336fa00149fae6bdc19f16fa19f78802d43"
+    PKG_VERSION="6.1.42"
+    PKG_SHA256="aaf8261b551c8b76b81eab8780b446e88cea4d551ae517ac3a9b2dbdbd381ed3"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${PKG_VERSION/.*/}.x/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;