diff --git a/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
index 795b858404..8bd08c9047 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm47xx/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs usb
 SUBTARGETS:=generic mips74k legacy
 MAINTAINER:=Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.10.49
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.14.16
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk