diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile b/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
index 7e9176c3c0..d7ee9f829f 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 
 # TODO: drop kmod-usb-dwc3-of-simple when migrating to 4.19
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.14
+KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=5.4
 
 KERNELNAME:=zImage Image dtbs