diff --git a/core/linux-armv5/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-armv5/PKGBUILD
index 577d3a961..e2cf0f05b 100644
--- a/core/linux-armv5/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-armv5/PKGBUILD
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pkgbase=linux-armv5
 _srcname=linux-4.9
 _kernelname=${pkgbase#linux}
 _desc="ARMv5 multi-platform"
-pkgver=4.9.5
+pkgver=4.9.6
 pkgrel=1
 arch=('arm')
 url="http://www.kernel.org/"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ source=("http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/${_srcname}.tar.xz"
         '0003-at91-arietta-g25-support.patch'
         'config')
 md5sums=('0a68ef3615c64bd5ee54a3320e46667d'
-         '83bfe16985fa78db4e3b173d2c8accf9'
+         '864724f2aad24886f464e047dd99ca4e'
          '8effa2a3ad3f2f4383dbc66a19f6f364'
          'cb5aa24e94ee13ae9ac7d2f05431fae6'
          'd735d353b37df63ae975bc262ec39ace'