diff --git a/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig b/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig
index 2dc4adb678..746abcb2ef 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_zc706_defconfig
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a9=y
 BR2_ARM_ENABLE_VFP=y
 BR2_ARM_ENABLE_NEON=y
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 3.14 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_14=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_4=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyPS0"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_GIT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_URL="https://github.com/Xilinx/linux-xlnx.git"
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="xilinx-v2014.2.01"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION="xilinx-v2016.2"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="xilinx_zynq"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR="0x8000"