diff --git a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
index 5b48143..b7defb0 100644
--- a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
+++ b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK = "${SERIAL_CONSOLES}"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.8%"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "zImage"
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "am335x-bone.dtb am335x-boneblack.dtb am335x-bonegreen.dtb"