diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc
index 15885568b7..16b689de0a 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include conf/machine/include/x86-base.inc
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "wifi efi pcbios"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.1%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "4.4%"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
 XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_X86_BASE} \
             ${XSERVER_X86_EXT} \