diff --git a/board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-3.12.config b/board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-3.11.config
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-3.12.config
rename to board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-3.11.config
diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
index 88df6c821d..1c66696547 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 
-# Lock to 3.12 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
+# Lock to 3.11 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION=y
-BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.12"
+BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.11.8"
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.12"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.11.8"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-3.12.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-3.11.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE=y