diff --git a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
index 098820f40..fe1a9becb 100644
--- a/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/brcm63xx/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ARCH:=mips
 BOARD:=brcm63xx
 BOARDNAME:=Broadcom BCM63xx
 FEATURES:=squashfs jffs2 usb atm pci pcmcia
-LINUX_VERSION:=3.3.8
+LINUX_VERSION:=3.6.6
 MAINTAINER:=Florian Fainelli <florian@openwrt.org>
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk