diff --git a/openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.6-openpower1.patch b/openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.8-openpower1.patch
similarity index 82%
rename from openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.6-openpower1.patch
rename to openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.8-openpower1.patch
index d888467..87bbcca 100644
--- a/openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.6-openpower1.patch
+++ b/openpower/linux/0004-Release-4.9.8-openpower1.patch
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
 Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2016 23:00:23 +0930
-Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Release 4.9.6-openpower1
+Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Release 4.9.8-openpower1
 
 Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
 ---
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
 diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index ef95231d1625..45726a9b4774 100644
+index 1130803ab93c..9931edcea668 100644
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
 @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
  VERSION = 4
  PATCHLEVEL = 9
- SUBLEVEL = 6
+ SUBLEVEL = 8
 -EXTRAVERSION =
 +EXTRAVERSION = -openpower1
  NAME = Roaring Lionus