diff --git a/packages/linux/meta b/packages/linux/meta
index dc81a40a7f..98ccfd381a 100644
--- a/packages/linux/meta
+++ b/packages/linux/meta
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="3.9.6"
+    PKG_VERSION="3.9.7"
     PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     ;;
 esac