diff --git a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
index 8524eb63e8..5134a2f56a 100644
--- a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=rb532
 BOARDNAME:=Mikrotik RouterBoard 532
 FEATURES:=jffs2 pci targz broken
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.7.10
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.8.2
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-mini kmod-madwifi kmod-input-rb532