diff --git a/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD
index 435151dca..61b1f8c70 100644
--- a/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkgbase=linux-aarch64
 _srcname=linux-4.9
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux}
 _desc="AArch64 multi-platform"
-pkgver=4.9.6
+pkgver=4.9.7
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('aarch64')
 url="http://www.kernel.org/"
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ source=("http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/${_srcname}.tar.xz"
         'config'
         'linux.preset')
 md5sums=('0a68ef3615c64bd5ee54a3320e46667d'
-         '864724f2aad24886f464e047dd99ca4e'
+         'e1f02eaa546e2f2c46b4c89b2b3c282f'
          'b68153e7f7e4700ca631ce5383bf2659'
          '0efe3393b688589232b62af5d9beb194'
          'b5ef67d6086e20de7b82265f562f88b1')