diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
index 5deb158fb2..8ea4e4f15d 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ POKY_DEFAULT_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS = "kernel-module-af-packet"
 
 DISTRO_FEATURES ?= "${DISTRO_FEATURES_DEFAULT} ${DISTRO_FEATURES_LIBC} ${POKY_DEFAULT_DISTRO_FEATURES}"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.4%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 ?= "3.8%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86-64 ?= "3.8%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuarm ?= "3.8%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips ?= "3.8%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips64 ?= "3.8%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuppc ?= "3.8%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.10%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 ?= "3.10%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86-64 ?= "3.10%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuarm ?= "3.10%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips ?= "3.10%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips64 ?= "3.10%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuppc ?= "3.10%"
 
 SDK_NAME = "${DISTRO}-${TCLIBC}-${SDK_ARCH}-${IMAGE_BASENAME}-${TUNE_PKGARCH}"
 SDKPATH = "/opt/${DISTRO}/${SDK_VERSION}"