diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf b/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
index 476e690..6343dfc 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 KERNEL_IMAGE_STRIP_EXTRA_SECTIONS  = ".comment"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.1%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.4%"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 USE_VT ?= "0"