diff --git a/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig b/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
index 6b3d9547a0..ba323276b8 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_arm_versatile_defconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2.6.38.3"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2.6.38.4"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/arm-versatile/linux-2.6.38.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE=y