diff --git a/linux/Config.in b/linux/Config.in
index 932aa62991..8aeb4bdec3 100644
--- a/linux/Config.in
+++ b/linux/Config.in
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ config BR2_LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES
 choice
 	prompt "Kernel version"
 
+# We are intentionally staying at 4.19 for the next Buildroot LTS
+# release (2019.02)
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_VERSION
-	bool "Latest version (4.20)"
+	bool "Latest version (4.19)"
 
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_CIP_VERSION
 	bool "Latest CIP SLTS version (v4.4.154-cip28)"
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ endif
 
 config BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION
 	string
-	default "4.20.1" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "4.19.14" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_VERSION
 	default "v4.4.154-cip28" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_CIP_VERSION
 	default BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION
diff --git a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
index e94d28419a..494d52662d 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS
 choice
 	prompt "Kernel Headers"
 	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_AS_KERNEL if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
-	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_20
+	# We are intentionally staying at 4.19 for the next Buildroot
+	# LTS release (2019.02)
+	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_19
 	help
 	  Select the kernel version to get headers from.