diff --git a/target/linux/uml/Makefile b/target/linux/uml/Makefile
index 97bb311651..14a11db6d0 100644
--- a/target/linux/uml/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/uml/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=User Mode Linux
 FEATURES:=ext4 audio
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.0.18
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.2.9
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk