diff --git a/core/linux-armv7/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-armv7/PKGBUILD
index 2d732dac6..e6131d52d 100644
--- a/core/linux-armv7/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-armv7/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkgbase=linux-armv7
 _srcname=linux-4.9
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux}
 _desc="ARMv7 multi-platform"
-pkgver=4.9.7
+pkgver=4.9.8
 pkgrel=1
 rcnrel=armv7-x4
 arch=('armv7h')
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ source=("http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/${_srcname}.tar.xz"
         'kernel.keyblock'
         'kernel_data_key.vbprivk')
 md5sums=('0a68ef3615c64bd5ee54a3320e46667d'
-         'e1f02eaa546e2f2c46b4c89b2b3c282f'
-         '102dff191106d2b9d1153d453bcd651a'
+         '96c8ec21e9c75afce14f718d90478040'
+         '38544fb0a3203ad0cfdf0361c1f16da6'
          '7bad9743fd2f1690f479cbbec5a556ab'
          '57998a8dbf42d2237f2f3a650b93ef26'
          '75e392a161842813d0ff3d0beaf68038'