diff --git a/board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-3.5.config b/board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-3.6.config
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-3.5.config
rename to board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-3.6.config
diff --git a/board/qemu/mips-malta/readme.txt b/board/qemu/mips-malta/readme.txt
index 0288df5086..104c427823 100644
--- a/board/qemu/mips-malta/readme.txt
+++ b/board/qemu/mips-malta/readme.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ The login prompt will appear in the terminal that started Qemu. The
 graphical window is the framebuffer. No keyboard support has been
 enabled.
 
-Tested with QEMU 1.1.1
+Tested with QEMU 1.2.0
diff --git a/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-3.5.config b/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-3.6.config
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-3.5.config
rename to board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-3.6.config
diff --git a/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/readme.txt b/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/readme.txt
index 09ad500e61..d8a5847743 100644
--- a/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/readme.txt
+++ b/board/qemu/mipsel-malta/readme.txt
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ The login prompt will appear in the terminal that started Qemu. The
 graphical window is the framebuffer. No keyboard support has been
 enabled.
 
-Tested with QEMU 1.1.1
+Tested with QEMU 1.2.0
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mips_malta_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mips_malta_defconfig
index 3bb2a72b4d..435b02d900 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mips_malta_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mips_malta_defconfig
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ BR2_mips_32r2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 
-# Lock to 3.5 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_3_5=y
+# Lock to 3.6 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
+BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_3_6=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.5.4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.6.6"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-3.5.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mips-malta/linux-3.6.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y
 
 # Serial port config
diff --git a/configs/qemu_mipsel_malta_defconfig b/configs/qemu_mipsel_malta_defconfig
index 8208379c7a..42992d7e67 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_mipsel_malta_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_mipsel_malta_defconfig
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ BR2_mips_32r2=y
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 
-# Lock to 3.5 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_3_5=y
+# Lock to 3.6 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
+BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_3_6=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.5.4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.6.6"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-3.5.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/mipsel-malta/linux-3.6.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y
 
 # Serial port config