diff --git a/target/linux/orion/Makefile b/target/linux/orion/Makefile
index 0d4a87db68..49e9ecb347 100644
--- a/target/linux/orion/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/orion/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SUBTARGETS:=generic harddisk
 CFLAGS=-Os -pipe -march=armv5te -mtune=xscale -fno-caller-saves
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.0-rc7
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk