diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index bfbabf327c..6e6edf3736 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-$LINUX-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="5.5.5"
-    PKG_SHA256="7ac07bc03f2d159f924d25a79df07d1a115a13f44f67455511d3c84c15ac5087"
+    PKG_VERSION="5.5.6"
+    PKG_SHA256="54cc88ab9d7517267d8592905b277424ae441f3d7209c7ad1236533c2be6ee35"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;