diff --git a/configs/grinn_chiliboard_defconfig b/configs/grinn_chiliboard_defconfig
index 080f7ae1bf..07fa0b3797 100644
--- a/configs/grinn_chiliboard_defconfig
+++ b/configs/grinn_chiliboard_defconfig
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a8=y
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_9=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_16=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyO0"
 BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="board/grinn/chiliboard/post-image.sh"
 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="4.16.1"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="omap2plus"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="am335x-chiliboard"