diff --git a/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig b/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
index 12afac44fb..c0b1a43925 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS0"
 # Filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.20 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_20=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.1 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_1=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.20.17"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.1.12"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE=y