diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index e00849eeab..0a5a041008 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="raspberrypi rtlwifi/6.9 rtlwifi/6.10 rtlwifi/6.11 rtlwifi/6.11.2 rtlwifi/6.12 rtlwifi/after-6.12"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="6.11.4"
-    PKG_SHA256="bd54b0a0a46574919706698b1411ec48cf2a58345c4d8990e414acc4730e8f55"
+    PKG_VERSION="6.12"
+    PKG_SHA256="b1a2562be56e42afb3f8489d4c2a7ac472ac23098f1ef1c1e40da601f54625eb"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${PKG_VERSION/.*/}.x/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
-    PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default rtlwifi/6.12 rtlwifi/after-6.12"
+    PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default rtlwifi/after-6.12"
     ;;
 esac