diff --git a/core/linux-gru/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-gru/PKGBUILD
index 1a9339fea..d01a80d8b 100644
--- a/core/linux-gru/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-gru/PKGBUILD
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ buildarch=8
 pkgbase=linux-gru
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux}
 _desc="Gru Chromebooks"
-pkgver=4.4.148
+pkgver=4.4.153
 pkgrel=1
-_commit=5abdfb289299003a7ae0f8f2f466a1b5fd08980d
+_commit=96466abef15b7778bde7f3597e28c1c2b46c22e2
 arch=('aarch64')
 url="https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/kernel/+/chromeos-4.4"
 license=('GPL2')
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ source=("https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromiumos/third_party/kernel/+archiv
         'kernel.its'
         'kernel.keyblock'
         'kernel_data_key.vbprivk')
-md5sums=('b03690e25942fda1e526d35745d536bc'
+md5sums=('e7866def020f0c4932341ad56521ce6c'
          'd3b3d9d59f91cc6fad24c29873ad87bc'
          '66cd7c64f8861025fa8e394675222aa1'
          '8f416793377fc69914851a32fe6ca33e'
-         'bfe474df210412c3240ceb2210b6a218'
+         '35e817aa0a6f2ab7227883733612c722'
          '51896870709e97c4f131e99c33ff115d'
          '61c5ff73c136ed07a7aadbf58db3d96a'
          '584777ae88bce2c5659960151b64c7d8')
diff --git a/core/linux-gru/config b/core/linux-gru/config
index d5077b8f6..ef4813182 100644
--- a/core/linux-gru/config
+++ b/core/linux-gru/config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm64 4.4.146-1 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm64 4.4.153-1 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_ARM64=y
 CONFIG_64BIT=y
@@ -3675,6 +3675,7 @@ CONFIG_HID_GFRM=m
 CONFIG_HID_HOLTEK=m
 CONFIG_HOLTEK_FF=y
 CONFIG_HID_GOOGLE_HAMMER=m
+# CONFIG_HID_GOOGLE_WHISKERS is not set
 CONFIG_HID_GT683R=m
 CONFIG_HID_KEYTOUCH=m
 CONFIG_HID_KYE=m
@@ -5331,7 +5332,7 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_ABLK_HELPER=y
 # Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data
 #
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_CCM=m
-CONFIG_CRYPTO_GCM=m
+CONFIG_CRYPTO_GCM=y
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_CHACHA20POLY1305 is not set
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_SEQIV=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_ECHAINIV=m
@@ -5362,7 +5363,7 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_HMAC=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_CRC32C=y
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_CRC32 is not set
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_CRCT10DIF=y
-CONFIG_CRYPTO_GHASH=m
+CONFIG_CRYPTO_GHASH=y
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_POLY1305 is not set
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD4 is not set
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_MD5=y