diff --git a/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig b/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
index 8ce28a8062..68495879ed 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
 
 # Lock to 3.16 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION=y
-BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.16"
+BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.16.3"
 BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_16=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.16"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.16.3"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/aarch64-virt/linux-3.16.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM=y