diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 895550364f..a5f60da5ca 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-$LINUX-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="5.6.5"
-    PKG_SHA256="f79bd3dbcbe1e7afba256d59b4ca21da12d2c5b4189804dffb2a49fd2b9b52e6"
+    PKG_VERSION="5.6.6"
+    PKG_SHA256="6484ced005e4be5696d6ab0438a9674b9eac89831b4019822f1b0155e7a66bd4"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;