diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/include/x86-base.inc b/meta/conf/machine/include/x86-base.inc
index 40d59577fd..7365953ca8 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/include/x86-base.inc
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/include/x86-base.inc
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE ?= "115200 ttyS0"
 # kernel-related variables
 #
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ??= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ??= "4.8%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ??= "4.10%"
 
 #
 # XSERVER subcomponents, used to build the XSERVER variable
diff --git a/meta/conf/machine/qemuarm.conf b/meta/conf/machine/qemuarm.conf
index f9d6dd7e36..6b875e415c 100644
--- a/meta/conf/machine/qemuarm.conf
+++ b/meta/conf/machine/qemuarm.conf
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@ QB_MACHINE = "-machine versatilepb"
 QB_KERNEL_CMDLINE_APPEND = "console=ttyAMA0,115200 console=tty"
 # Add the 'virtio-rng-pci' device otherwise the guest may run out of entropy
 QB_OPT_APPEND = "-show-cursor -usb -usbdevice tablet -device virtio-rng-pci"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ??= "4.8%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ??= "4.10%"
 QB_DTB = "${@base_version_less_or_equal('PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto', '4.7', '', 'zImage-versatile-pb.dtb', d)}"