diff --git a/config/sources/families/include/imx8_common.inc b/config/sources/families/include/imx8_common.inc
index 376593062..ddf233843 100644
--- a/config/sources/families/include/imx8_common.inc
+++ b/config/sources/families/include/imx8_common.inc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ case $BOARD in
 
 			current) # mainline stable kernel
 				KERNEL_MAJOR_MINOR="6.12"
+				KERNELBRANCH="tag:v6.12.45"
 				;;
 
 			edge | default) # use for tests with recent mainline kernels