diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
index 3e984a7e53..ab1eaa9101 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES = "keyboard pci ext2 ext3 serial"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.10%"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-yocto"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"