diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
index 50bdc13727..0d2389ab49 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=brcm63xx
 BOARDNAME:=Broadcom BCM63xx
 SUBTARGETS:=generic smp
 FEATURES:=squashfs usb atm pci pcmcia
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.8.13
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.9.4
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk