diff --git a/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom.bb b/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom.bb
index cce44d9..6194d4f 100644
--- a/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom.bb
+++ b/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom.bb
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@
 #   
 #   example configuration addition:
 #            SRC_URI += "file://smp.cfg"
-#   example patch addition (for kernel v3.4 only):
-#            SRC_URI += "file://0001-linux-version-tweak.patch
-#   example feature addition (for kernel v3.4 only):
+#   example patch addition (for kernel v4.x only):
+#            SRC_URI += "file://0001-linux-version-tweak.patch"
+#   example feature addition (for kernel v4.x only):
 #            SRC_URI += "file://feature.scc"
 #
 
@@ -56,15 +56,14 @@
 # tree if you do not want to build from Linus' tree.
 SRC_URI = "git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;protocol=git;nocheckout=1;name=machine"
 
-LINUX_VERSION ?= "3.4"
-LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION ?= "-custom"
+LINUX_VERSION ?= "4.2"
+LINUX_VERSION_EXTENSION_append = "-custom"
 
 # Modify SRCREV to a different commit hash in a copy of this recipe to
 # build a different release of the Linux kernel.
-# tag: v3.4 76e10d158efb6d4516018846f60c2ab5501900bc
-SRCREV_machine="76e10d158efb6d4516018846f60c2ab5501900bc"
+# tag: v4.2 64291f7db5bd8150a74ad2036f1037e6a0428df2
+SRCREV_machine="64291f7db5bd8150a74ad2036f1037e6a0428df2"
 
-PR = "r1"
 PV = "${LINUX_VERSION}+git${SRCPV}"
 
 # Override COMPATIBLE_MACHINE to include your machine in a copy of this recipe
diff --git a/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom/0001-linux-version-tweak.patch b/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom/0001-linux-version-tweak.patch
index c9562da..1c88315 100644
--- a/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom/0001-linux-version-tweak.patch
+++ b/meta-skeleton/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto-custom/0001-linux-version-tweak.patch
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
-From 5a55943a6bbb10a79994a0b18071b2427dffb15f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From fb2c401374d4efe89e8da795e21d96fac038639d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
 From: Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@windriver.com>
 Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 15:31:42 -0400
 Subject: [PATCH] linux: version tweak
 
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [example code]
+
 Signed-off-by: Bruce Ashfield <bruce.ashfield@windriver.com>
+Signed-off-by: Saul Wold <sgw@linux.intel.com>
 ---
- Makefile |    2 +-
- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
+ Makefile | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
 
 diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
-index a687963..f5b1ac3 100644
+index c361593..099e8ff 100644
 --- a/Makefile
 +++ b/Makefile
-@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ VERSION = 3
- PATCHLEVEL = 4
+@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ VERSION = 4
+ PATCHLEVEL = 2
  SUBLEVEL = 0
  EXTRAVERSION =
--NAME = Saber-toothed Squirrel
-+NAME = Saber-toothed Squirrel-custom
+-NAME = Hurr durr I'ma sheep
++NAME = Hurr durr I'ma customized sheep 
  
  # *DOCUMENTATION*
  # To see a list of typical targets execute "make help"
 -- 
-1.7.5.4
+2.1.4