diff --git a/board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-3.3.config b/board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-3.5.config
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-3.3.config
rename to board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-3.5.config
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mips64_malta_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mips64_malta_defconfig
index 5653c8832a..c7e977ae8c 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mips64_malta_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mips64_malta_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Architecture
-BR2_mips=y
-BR2_mips_64=y
+BR2_mips64=y
 BR2_MIPS_NABI64=y
 
 # Toolchain
@@ -14,9 +13,9 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.3.8"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.5.4"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-3.3.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mips64-malta/linux-3.5.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y
 
 # Serial port config