diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 9369ed48c7..504bf30d16 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_SOURCE_NAME="linux-$LINUX-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="5.6-rc7"
-    PKG_SHA256="d18c846ef07a699561d3884a34f10941aed4e079c5f2a6fc151e9c54dd8d6373"
-    PKG_URL="https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.gz"
+    PKG_VERSION="5.6"
+    PKG_SHA256="e342b04a2aa63808ea0ef1baab28fc520bd031ef8cf93d9ee4a31d4058fcb622"
+    PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;
 esac