diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index fbf40f9249..a380b8c56e 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="raspberrypi rtlwifi/after-6.12"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="6.12.7"
-    PKG_SHA256="f785fb648a0e0b66a943bb3228a4b6ed62c90b985cd1ebf69da5d38e589da0cf"
+    PKG_VERSION="6.12.9"
+    PKG_SHA256="87be0360df0931b340d2bac35161a548070fbc3a8c352c49e21e96666c26aeb4"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${PKG_VERSION/.*/}.x/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default rtlwifi/after-6.12"
     ;;