diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index eb85dc9..ed8c006 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.15.14"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.16.1"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_PATCH="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/linux"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_p9_defconfig"