diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index f130a14eb0..fac17fcc8b 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ case "${LINUX}" in
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="raspberrypi rtlwifi/6.13 rtlwifi/6.14 rtlwifi/6.15 rtlwifi/6.17"
     ;;
   *)
-    PKG_VERSION="6.16.1"
-    PKG_SHA256="ea43491bc7ace1e414b3b2d957f8cf96e7049155123f0acce798accf8da1acba"
+    PKG_VERSION="6.16.3"
+    PKG_SHA256="80439ba055c12f541abf44b8fc3c9b825a8f42fc25ce67462ec7e556c5790b85"
     PKG_URL="https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${PKG_VERSION/.*/}.x/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz"
     PKG_PATCH_DIRS="default rtlwifi/6.17"
     ;;