diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 2e88d134fc..513e29e679 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-${LINUX}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="5.18.5"
-    PKG_SHA256="9c3731d405994f9cd3a1bb72e83140735831b19c7cec18e0d7a8f3046fa034e7"
+    PKG_VERSION="5.18.12"
+    PKG_SHA256="40b74d0942f255da07481710e1083412d06e37e45b8f9d9e34ae856db37b9527"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;