diff --git a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
index 2c13701..4d6baa2 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firenze-firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.4.24"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.4.27"
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_26_X=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL)/linux"