diff --git a/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf b/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
index 036b05f..f3ad12d 100644
--- a/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
+++ b/yocto-poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES = "keyboard pci ext2 ext3 serial"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.1%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.4%"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-yocto"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"