diff --git a/configs/armadeus_apf28_defconfig b/configs/armadeus_apf28_defconfig
index 51e05f59f7..56351ebde5 100644
--- a/configs/armadeus_apf28_defconfig
+++ b/configs/armadeus_apf28_defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.64"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.172"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="mxs"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR="0x40008000"