diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 3159bd3652..3b3527a57e 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="raspberrypi rtlwifi/6.13 rtlwifi/6.14 rtlwifi/6.15"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="6.15.6"
-    PKG_SHA256="2bb586c954277d070c8fdf6d7275faa93b4807d9bf3353b491d8149cca02b4fc"
+    PKG_VERSION="6.16"
+    PKG_SHA256="1a4be2fe6b5246aa4ac8987a8a4af34c42a8dd7d08b46ab48516bcc1befbcd83"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${PKG_VERSION/.*/}.x/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;