diff --git a/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile b/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
index bc2ce2939b..cf57b79f31 100644
--- a/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ppc44x/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs broken
 CFLAGS:=-Os -pipe -fno-caller-saves -mcpu=440
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.6.11
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.7.2
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk