diff --git a/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig b/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
index a376b7dec2..dbe6107b62 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="board/qemu/post-image.sh"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="$(BR2_DEFCONFIG)"
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.1 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_1=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.4 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_4=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.1.12"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.4.35"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE=y