diff --git a/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8-nommu.config b/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9-nommu.config
similarity index 92%
rename from board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8-nommu.config
rename to board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9-nommu.config
index 29f6fa4cb9..10f7ee125c 100644
--- a/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8-nommu.config
+++ b/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9-nommu.config
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ CONFIG_XTENSA_VARIANT_CUSTOM_NAME="dc233c"
 # CONFIG_XTENSA_VARIANT_MMU is not set
 CONFIG_XTENSA_UNALIGNED_USER=y
 CONFIG_PREEMPT=y
+CONFIG_KERNEL_LOAD_ADDRESS=0x00003000
 # CONFIG_PCI is not set
 CONFIG_XTENSA_PLATFORM_XTFPGA=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL=y
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="earlycon=uart8250,mmio32,0xfd050020,115200n8 console=ttyS0,115200n8"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="earlycon=uart8250,mmio32,0xfd050020,115200n8 console=ttyS0,115200n8 memmap=0x04000000@0"
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_MEM_START=0x00000000
 CONFIG_BINFMT_FLAT=y
 CONFIG_NET=y
diff --git a/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8.config b/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9.config
similarity index 94%
rename from board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8.config
rename to board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9.config
index 2d8e58d782..625b86049f 100644
--- a/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8.config
+++ b/board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9.config
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ CONFIG_XTENSA_VARIANT_DC233C=y
 CONFIG_INITIALIZE_XTENSA_MMU_INSIDE_VMLINUX=y
 CONFIG_XTENSA_PLATFORM_XTFPGA=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE_BOOL=y
-CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,38400"
+CONFIG_CMDLINE="console=ttyS0,38400 memmap=0x04000000@0"
 # CONFIG_COMPACTION is not set
 # CONFIG_BOUNCE is not set
 # CONFIG_CORE_DUMP_DEFAULT_ELF_HEADERS is not set
diff --git a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
index 54d844d765..db06e90bc7 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_defconfig
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS0"
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.8 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_8=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.9 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_9=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.8.17"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.6"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME="Image.elf"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_NAME="zImage"
diff --git a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
index 256cbeee87..55714a1c3c 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_xtensa_lx60_nommu_defconfig
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyS0"
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.8 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_8=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.9 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_9=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.8.17"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.6"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.8-nommu.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/xtensa-lx60/linux-4.9-nommu.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_CUSTOM=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME="Image.elf"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE_TARGET_NAME="zImage"