diff --git a/target/linux/au1000/Makefile b/target/linux/au1000/Makefile
index 2f9c24d1a3..5fb4a436fb 100644
--- a/target/linux/au1000/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/au1000/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs usb pci
 SUBTARGETS=au1500 au1550
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.6.11
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.10.44
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-mini yamonenv