diff --git a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build
index 941fdb30e7..7dcc7b1f86 100755
--- a/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build
+++ b/packages/toolchain/devel/eglibc/build
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ EOF
              --enable-bind-now \
              --with-elf \
              --with-tls \
-             --enable-kernel=2.6.35 \
+             --enable-kernel=2.6.39 \
              --with-__thread \
              --with-binutils=$BUILD/toolchain/bin \
              --with-headers=$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include \