diff --git a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
index 19e665b5b1..241518a5a9 100644
--- a/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
+++ b/configs/olimex_a20_olinuxino_lime_defconfig
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a7=y
 BR2_ARM_EABIHF=y
 
-# Lock to 4.1 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
+# Lock to 4.4 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION=y
-BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="4.1.3"
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_1=y
+BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="4.4"
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_4=y
 
 # System configuration
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="a20-olinuxino"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="board/olimex/a20_olinuxino/boot.cmd $(TARGET_DIR)/b
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.1.3"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.4"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_DEFCONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="sunxi"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE=y