diff --git a/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig b/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig
index 06d0d7f8f3..7b44af6363 100644
--- a/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig
+++ b/configs/zynq_microzed_defconfig
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a9=y
 BR2_ARM_ENABLE_NEON=y
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 3.18 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_18=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-v2015.1"
+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"