diff --git a/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile b/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
index 919504d589..291bee6d67 100644
--- a/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mcs814x/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=usb squashfs low_mem
 CPU_TYPE:=arm926ej-s
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.3
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=3.14
 
 DEVICE_TYPE:=other