diff --git a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
index 61f2145..b7a94e9 100644
--- a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
+++ b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 KERNEL_IMAGE_STRIP_EXTRA_SECTIONS  = ".comment"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.15%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.18%"
 
-SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
+SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyS0"
 USE_VT ?= "0"
 
 MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = "kernel-modules"