diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index b289e4ec88..1cdcfa978e 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET imx6-status-led imx6-soc-fan irqbalanced"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="4.6-rc6"
+    PKG_VERSION="4.6-rc7"
     PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-003-no_dev_console.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-004-fix-build-with-gcc-5.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-004-fix-build-with-gcc-5.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-004-fix-build-with-gcc-5.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-004-fix-build-with-gcc-5.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-051-ouya_controller_support.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-051-ouya_controller_support.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-051-ouya_controller_support.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-051-ouya_controller_support.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-052-XBOX_remote_support.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-052-XBOX_remote_support.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-052-XBOX_remote_support.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-052-XBOX_remote_support.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-053-spinelplus-remote-0.2.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-053-spinelplus-remote-0.2.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-053-spinelplus-remote-0.2.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-053-spinelplus-remote-0.2.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.114c13.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.114c13.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.114c13.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-054-nuvoton_revert_d7b290a1056c5564eec8a1b169c6e84ff3.6.114c13.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-056-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-056-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-056-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-056-add_Adaptec_eHome_Infrared_Receiver.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-057-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-057-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-057-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-057-Removed-MCE-customer-code-restriction-in-rc6-decode.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-057-add_SMK_Manufacturing_Inc_Infrared_Receiver.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-057-add_SMK_Manufacturing_Inc_Infrared_Receiver.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-057-add_SMK_Manufacturing_Inc_Infrared_Receiver.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-057-add_SMK_Manufacturing_Inc_Infrared_Receiver.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-058.05-hid_sony-add_autorepeat_for_PS3_remotes.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-058.05-hid_sony-add_autorepeat_for_PS3_remotes.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-058.05-hid_sony-add_autorepeat_for_PS3_remotes.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-058.05-hid_sony-add_autorepeat_for_PS3_remotes.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-062-imon_pad_ignore_diagonal.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-062-imon_pad_ignore_diagonal.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-062-imon_pad_ignore_diagonal.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-062-imon_pad_ignore_diagonal.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-063-xpad-add-3rdparty-controllers.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-063-xpad-add-3rdparty-controllers.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-063-xpad-add-3rdparty-controllers.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-063-xpad-add-3rdparty-controllers.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-203-stb0899_enable_low_symbol_rate.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-212-mantis_stb0899_faster_lock.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-221-ngene-octopus.todo b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-221-ngene-octopus.todo
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-221-ngene-octopus.todo
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-221-ngene-octopus.todo
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-222-stb0899_signal_quality.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-222-stb0899_signal_quality.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-222-stb0899_signal_quality.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-222-stb0899_signal_quality.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-223-Fix-video-artifacts-with-tt-3600-s2-usb.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-223-Fix-video-artifacts-with-tt-3600-s2-usb.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-223-Fix-video-artifacts-with-tt-3600-s2-usb.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-223-Fix-video-artifacts-with-tt-3600-s2-usb.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-227-ds3000-invalid-symbol-rate.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-227-ds3000-invalid-symbol-rate.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-227-ds3000-invalid-symbol-rate.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-227-ds3000-invalid-symbol-rate.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-230-elgato-eyetv-sat-v3.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-230-elgato-eyetv-sat-v3.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-230-elgato-eyetv-sat-v3.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-230-elgato-eyetv-sat-v3.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-950-saa716x_PCIe_interface_chipset.patch.todo b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-950-saa716x_PCIe_interface_chipset.patch.todo
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-950-saa716x_PCIe_interface_chipset.patch.todo
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-950-saa716x_PCIe_interface_chipset.patch.todo
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-990.06-hda-Avoid-outputting-HDMI-audio-before-prepare-.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-990.06-hda-Avoid-outputting-HDMI-audio-before-prepare-.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-990.06-hda-Avoid-outputting-HDMI-audio-before-prepare-.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-990.06-hda-Avoid-outputting-HDMI-audio-before-prepare-.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999-i915-implement-passthrough-colors.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999-i915-implement-passthrough-colors.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999-i915-implement-passthrough-colors.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999-i915-implement-passthrough-colors.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999-i915-use-legacy-turbo.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999-i915-use-legacy-turbo.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999-i915-use-legacy-turbo.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999-i915-use-legacy-turbo.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999.02-0001-pm-disable-async-suspend-resume-by-default.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999.02-0001-pm-disable-async-suspend-resume-by-default.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999.02-0001-pm-disable-async-suspend-resume-by-default.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999.02-0001-pm-disable-async-suspend-resume-by-default.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999.05-eMMC-Don-t-initialize-partitions-on-RPMB-flagged-are.patch b/packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999.05-eMMC-Don-t-initialize-partitions-on-RPMB-flagged-are.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc6/linux-999.05-eMMC-Don-t-initialize-partitions-on-RPMB-flagged-are.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/4.6-rc7/linux-999.05-eMMC-Don-t-initialize-partitions-on-RPMB-flagged-are.patch