diff --git a/configs/mender_x86_64_efi_defconfig b/configs/mender_x86_64_efi_defconfig
index 6919a60c90..2ec6f6f76c 100644
--- a/configs/mender_x86_64_efi_defconfig
+++ b/configs/mender_x86_64_efi_defconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 BR2_x86_64=y
 
 # Toolchain
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_17=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_18=y
 
 # System
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS0"