diff --git a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
index db06e90bc7..915b6ff148 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_9=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.16"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM=y
diff --git a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
index 55714a1c3c..8c66c3ac0c 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_9=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.16"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9-nommu.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM=y