diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index fd6b0cd99d..768965b7b4 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-$LINUX-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="5.3.7"
-    PKG_SHA256="c6c9714e21531c825c306b107bc6f6c7bfa2d5270a14bad170f8de5a73d34802"
+    PKG_VERSION="5.3.8"
+    PKG_SHA256="78f3cfc6c20b10ff21c0bb22d7d257cab03781c44d8c5aae289f749f94f76649"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;