diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index 897c5a0fa4..da10076218 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ LINUX_RELEASE?=1
 
 LINUX_VERSION-3.18 = .43
 LINUX_VERSION-4.4 = .83
-LINUX_VERSION-4.9 = .44
+LINUX_VERSION-4.9 = .45
 
 LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-3.18.43 = 1236e8123a6ce537d5029232560966feed054ae31776fe8481dd7d18cdd5492c
 LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.4.83 = 5b5f0a0a6cdadcbe5e1c1c057470bb42880590fc97edee299fb1833d646856b4
-LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.9.44 = 44a6386150d843da8fe13363377972ab040cc710268033ac99f599d5ba8ce3a3
+LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-4.9.45 = 66e5d18dc79a59606b270a1e221a0a80ac09a9e5cd13b1a8b608c514ae15666d
 
 ifdef KERNEL_PATCHVER
   LINUX_VERSION:=$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)$(strip $(LINUX_VERSION-$(KERNEL_PATCHVER)))
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/930-crashlog.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/930-crashlog.patch
index 15d5ef4d67..baa87b1b7f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/930-crashlog.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-4.9/930-crashlog.patch
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  
  #include <asm/sections.h>
  #include <linux/io.h>
-@@ -499,6 +500,8 @@ static void __init_memblock memblock_ins
+@@ -495,6 +496,8 @@ static void __init_memblock memblock_ins
  	memblock_set_region_node(rgn, nid);
  	type->cnt++;
  	type->total_size += size;
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  }
  
  /**
-@@ -538,6 +541,8 @@ int __init_memblock memblock_add_range(s
+@@ -534,6 +537,8 @@ int __init_memblock memblock_add_range(s
  		type->regions[0].flags = flags;
  		memblock_set_region_node(&type->regions[0], nid);
  		type->total_size = size;
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/120-Fix-alloc_node_mem_map-with-ARCH_PFN_OFFSET-calcu.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/120-Fix-alloc_node_mem_map-with-ARCH_PFN_OFFSET-calcu.patch
index a5d3a3db32..f3abf34a9f 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/120-Fix-alloc_node_mem_map-with-ARCH_PFN_OFFSET-calcu.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.9/120-Fix-alloc_node_mem_map-with-ARCH_PFN_OFFSET-calcu.patch
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Tobias Wolf <dev-NTEO@vplace.de>
 
 --- a/mm/page_alloc.c
 +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c
-@@ -5905,7 +5905,7 @@ static void __ref alloc_node_mem_map(str
+@@ -5909,7 +5909,7 @@ static void __ref alloc_node_mem_map(str
  		mem_map = NODE_DATA(0)->node_mem_map;
  #if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_MEMBLOCK_NODE_MAP) || defined(CONFIG_FLATMEM)
  		if (page_to_pfn(mem_map) != pgdat->node_start_pfn)
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/0070-weak_reordering.patch b/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/0070-weak_reordering.patch
index 5961c49f95..5a4b6cb668 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/0070-weak_reordering.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/0070-weak_reordering.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-Index: linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
-===================================================================
---- linux-4.9.44.orig/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
-+++ linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
+--- a/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
 @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ choice
  		select COMMON_CLK
  		select CLKSRC_MIPS_GIC
diff --git a/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/101-mt7621-timer.patch b/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/101-mt7621-timer.patch
index 9d02d0d754..552716a21d 100644
--- a/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/101-mt7621-timer.patch
+++ b/target/linux/ramips/patches-4.9/101-mt7621-timer.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-Index: linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/mt7621.c
-===================================================================
---- linux-4.9.44.orig/arch/mips/ralink/mt7621.c
-+++ linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/mt7621.c
+--- a/arch/mips/ralink/mt7621.c
++++ b/arch/mips/ralink/mt7621.c
 @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  #include <asm/mach-ralink/ralink_regs.h>
  #include <asm/mach-ralink/mt7621.h>
@@ -69,10 +67,8 @@ Index: linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/mt7621.c
  void prom_soc_init(struct ralink_soc_info *soc_info)
  {
  	void __iomem *sysc = (void __iomem *) KSEG1ADDR(MT7621_SYSC_BASE);
-Index: linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
-===================================================================
---- linux-4.9.44.orig/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
-+++ linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
+--- a/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
++++ b/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
 @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ choice
  		select CLKSRC_MIPS_GIC
  		select HW_HAS_PCI
@@ -81,10 +77,8 @@ Index: linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/Kconfig
  endchoice
  
  choice
-Index: linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/timer-gic.c
-===================================================================
---- linux-4.9.44.orig/arch/mips/ralink/timer-gic.c
-+++ linux-4.9.44/arch/mips/ralink/timer-gic.c
+--- a/arch/mips/ralink/timer-gic.c
++++ b/arch/mips/ralink/timer-gic.c
 @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  #include <linux/of.h>
  #include <linux/clk-provider.h>