diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index e28925c616..3184f9867e 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-${LINUX}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="5.17.4"
-    PKG_SHA256="6e3cd56ee83a9cb5ac3fde1442c40367ab67368946c4c93bbeb1c65664a0d3c5"
+    PKG_VERSION="5.18"
+    PKG_SHA256="51f3f1684a896e797182a0907299cc1f0ff5e5b51dd9a55478ae63a409855cee"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;