diff --git a/board/qemu/powerpc64-pseries/readme.txt b/board/qemu/ppc64-pseries/readme.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/powerpc64-pseries/readme.txt
rename to board/qemu/ppc64-pseries/readme.txt
diff --git a/configs/qemu_ppc64_pseries_defconfig b/configs/qemu_ppc64_pseries_defconfig
index 7b627353d5..8a483a270a 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_ppc64_pseries_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_ppc64_pseries_defconfig
@@ -10,14 +10,14 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="hvc0"
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 
-# Lock to 3.16 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
+# Lock to 3.17 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION=y
-BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.16.3"
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_16=y
+BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.17"
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_17=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.16.3"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.17"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="pseries"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y