diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index 355aa9c5d6..0fc806adc6 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ case "$LINUX" in
     PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET="$PKG_DEPENDS_TARGET imx6-status-led imx6-soc-fan irqbalanced"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="4.12"
-    PKG_SHA256="a45c3becd4d08ce411c14628a949d08e2433d8cdeca92036c7013980e93858ab"
+    PKG_VERSION="4.12.1"
+    PKG_SHA256="9c85ea73e51d2fa4c9e71edc112a687f41b3d8c925165416ce4eb8f1cda5a862"
     PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default"
     ;;