diff --git a/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/PKGBUILD
index bf6f2b195..68af0fd2d 100644
--- a/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/PKGBUILD
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ buildarch=2
 pkgbase=linux-kirkwood-dt
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux}
 _desc="Marvell Kirkwood DT"
-pkgver=4.5.0
+pkgver=4.5.1
 srcver=${pkgver%.0}
 pkgrel=1
 cryptodev_commit=bc67142c57eadc0aafd0323ec527849012786643
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ bfqver=v7r11
 bfqkern=4.4
 
 ### AUFS branch name
-# aufsbranch="aufs${pkgver:0:3}"
-aufsbranch="aufs4.x-rcN"
+aufsbranch="aufs${pkgver:0:3}"
+# aufsbranch="aufs4.x-rcN"
 
 arch=('arm')
 url="http://www.kernel.org/"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ source=("https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-${srcver}.tar.xz"
         'goflexhome_fdt.patch'
         'linux.preset')
 
-md5sums=('a60d48eee08ec0536d5efb17ca819aef'
+md5sums=('488fac47d1c73e8a21ac71f7f3121009'
          '7acee3b15e2942600e335c1257be8a26'
          '190c3ba09aa63ddfc914e404ad56a969'
          '09d44b9f07abfaeaf4f688ee52034786'
diff --git a/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/linux-kirkwood-dt.install b/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/linux-kirkwood-dt.install
index 804325a64..18bceac83 100644
--- a/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/linux-kirkwood-dt.install
+++ b/core/linux-kirkwood-dt/linux-kirkwood-dt.install
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # arg 2:  the old package version
 
 KERNEL_NAME=-kirkwood-dt
-KERNEL_VERSION=4.5.0-1-ARCH
+KERNEL_VERSION=4.5.1-1-ARCH
 
 post_install () {
   # updating module dependencies