diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
index f2c30b10a0..b54b5b62f0 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
@@ -10,10 +10,13 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 
+# Lock to 3.3 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
+BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_3_3=y
+
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.3"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.3.4"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-3.3.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE=y