diff --git a/target/linux/x86/net5501/config-3.3 b/target/linux/x86/net5501/config-3.3
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1ef619508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/x86/net5501/config-3.3
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# CONFIG_ATA_PIIX is not set
+CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_GPIO=y
+CONFIG_GPIOLIB=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSFS=y
+# CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G is not set
+CONFIG_HWMON=y
+# CONFIG_ISDN is not set
+# CONFIG_M486 is not set
+# CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set
+CONFIG_MGEODE_LX=y
+CONFIG_PATA_CS5536=y
+# CONFIG_SCx200 is not set
+CONFIG_THERMAL_HWMON=y
+CONFIG_X86_CMOV=y
+CONFIG_X86_DEBUGCTLMSR=y
+CONFIG_X86_TSC=y
+CONFIG_X86_USE_3DNOW=y
+CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y
diff --git a/target/linux/x86/net5501/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/net5501/target.mk
index ddcbab3d3..30554c4c2 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/net5501/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/net5501/target.mk
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.2.16
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.3.6
 BOARDNAME:=Soekris net5501
 FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2 ext4 pci usb gpio
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-crypto-hw-geode kmod-crypto-ocf \