diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index d7f1d41fa4..8da0d2caa5 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-$LINUX-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="5.9"
-    PKG_SHA256="3239a4ee1250bf2048be988cc8cb46c487b2c8a0de5b1b032d38394d5c6b1a06"
+    PKG_VERSION="5.9.6"
+    PKG_SHA256="6cc182fe19a8f3958c24d453f4ab68eb73fb5cfb8af4c95b02f3db049e655370"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;