diff --git a/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile b/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile
index 1688065a5c..a920f6db7d 100644
--- a/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mvebu/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ FEATURES:=fpu usb pci pcie gpio nand squashfs ramdisk boot-part rootfs-part
 SUBTARGETS:=cortexa9 cortexa53 cortexa72
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.19
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.14
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk