diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 57778abd79..dd9908f452 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET imx6-status-led imx6-soc-fan irqbalanced"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="4.8.12"
+    PKG_VERSION="4.8.13"
     PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;