diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e8dfd5e..324fa00 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [submodule "buildroot"]
 	path = buildroot
-	branch = 2016.11-op-build
+	branch = 2017.02-op-build
 	url = https://github.com/open-power/buildroot
diff --git a/buildroot b/buildroot
index 6b9fd80..c28573e 160000
--- a/buildroot
+++ b/buildroot
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6b9fd8036d7293b785f5b315ed1fda2c04d26719
+Subproject commit c28573e576611706ffe34819109d3beacb8ff6a8
diff --git a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
index 917b4f7..63c7d38 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/barreleye_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
index 7336a40..39a6fc5 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
index ec329b5..c5bbef8 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firestone_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index ba67719..09ca66b 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
index 8209421..0951980 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/habanero_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
index 09d2ebc..e420017 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/openpower_mambo_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
index e75e492..a74325b 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
index 0fa0ccf..4bb4359 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/palmetto_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index 52b2103..a0279b9 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
index 3bf874c..f4f6774 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
index cc2d7b0..e6c1a3a 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 BR2_powerpc64le=y
 BR2_powerpc_power8=y
-BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_4_4=y
 BR2_GLIBC_VERSION_2_24=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_VERSION_2_27_X=y
 BR2_BINUTILS_EXTRA_CONFIG_OPTIONS="--enable-targets=powerpc64-linux"