diff --git a/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig b/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig
index 89ffa02916..c2924b2e39 100644
--- a/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6-sabresd_defconfig
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ BR2_ARM_ENABLE_NEON=y
 BR2_ARM_ENABLE_VFP=y
 BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV3=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.17 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_17=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.19 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_19=y
 
 # System
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc0"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="SPL"
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.17.4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19.16"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6q-sabresd imx6dl-sabresd imx6qp-sabresd"
diff --git a/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig b/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig
index 2534d5cb87..4616f57eae 100644
--- a/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6-sabresd_qt5_defconfig
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ BR2_ARM_ENABLE_NEON=y
 BR2_ARM_ENABLE_VFP=y
 BR2_ARM_FPU_VFPV3=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.17 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_17=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.19 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_19=y
 
 # Additional features needed for packages
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_WCHAR=y
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="SPL"
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.17.4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19.16"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6q-sabresd imx6dl-sabresd imx6qp-sabresd"