diff --git a/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig b/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig
index 2a4aa1a0ab..8f756f5246 100644
--- a/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig
+++ b/configs/kontron_pitx_imx8m_defconfig
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="${UBOOT_DIR}/arch/arm/dts/pitx-imx8mq.dtb"
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.13"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.16.1"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="freescale/imx8mq-kontron-pitx-imx8m"
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTB_KEEP_DIRNAME=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_13=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_16=y
 
 BR2_PACKAGE_FREESCALE_IMX=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_FREESCALE_IMX_PLATFORM_IMX8M=y