diff --git a/target/linux/gemini/Makefile b/target/linux/gemini/Makefile
index b64c9c89ac..6a6c0a7450 100644
--- a/target/linux/gemini/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/gemini/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs pci
 CPU_TYPE:=fa526
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.9.11
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.10.49
 
 KERNELNAME:="zImage"