diff --git a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
index fe30f9cc6e..1a30bef8f0 100644
--- a/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/rb532/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=rb532
 BOARDNAME:=Mikrotik RouterBoard 532
 FEATURES:=pci targz broken
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.8.13
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.10.12
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += wpad-mini kmod-madwifi kmod-input-rb532