diff --git a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
index 06b6fc7f0f..e748788368 100644
--- a/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/kirkwood/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=Marvell Kirkwood
 FEATURES:=targz usb jffs2
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.37.6
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.3.5
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk