diff --git a/openpower/linux/0009-Release-4.4.31-openpower1.patch b/openpower/linux/0009-Release-4.4.31-openpower1.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6754e4
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+From 3f55ad27d67e45d47cea521600f6bd76cc021704 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 9/9] Release 4.4.31-openpower1
+
+Signed-off-by: Joel Stanley <joel@jms.id.au>
+---
+ Makefile | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 7c6f28e7a2f6..9bf5c3530b98 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+ VERSION = 4
+ PATCHLEVEL = 4
+ SUBLEVEL = 31
+-EXTRAVERSION =
++EXTRAVERSION = -openpower1
+ NAME = Blurry Fish Butt
+ 
+ # *DOCUMENTATION*
+-- 
+2.10.2
+