diff --git a/target/linux/realview/Makefile b/target/linux/realview/Makefile
index 4f6b78a0b6..3af1e57b8f 100644
--- a/target/linux/realview/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/realview/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ FEATURES:=fpu ramdisk
 CFLAGS:=-Os -pipe -march=armv6k -mtune=mpcore -mfloat-abi=softfp -mfpu=vfp -fno-caller-saves
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.8.13
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.10.1
 
 DEVICE_TYPE:=developerboard