diff --git a/configs/qemu_sparc64_sun4u_defconfig b/configs/qemu_sparc64_sun4u_defconfig
index 1f4df0614a..072fba79bc 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_sparc64_sun4u_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_sparc64_sun4u_defconfig
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_11=y
 # Linux kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.11.3"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.11.12"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/sparc64-sun4u/linux-4.11.config"