diff --git a/configs/mx51evk_defconfig b/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
index db82a36eaa..479eac316e 100644
--- a/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mx51evk_defconfig
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a8=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.6 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_6=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.9 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_9=y
 
 # System
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc0"
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="mx51evk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2016.07"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2017.01"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMX=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.6.2"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.13"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx51-babbage"