diff --git a/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig b/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
index 0caf38112d..9fbf293311 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_aarch64_virt_defconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_15=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.16"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/aarch64-virt/linux.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y