diff --git a/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc b/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc
index 4b0c9c6..94be7ef 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/sysmobts.inc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 TARGET_ARCH = "arm"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-sysmocom"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-sysmocom = "${@ dict([('1.5','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.5.1','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.5.2','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.5.3','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.1.2','')])[d.getVar('DISTRO_VERSION', True)]}"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-sysmocom = "${@ dict([('1.7', '3.10.50+git%'), ('1.5','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.5.1','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.5.2','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.5.3','3.10.50+git%'), ('1.1.2','')])[d.getVar('DISTRO_VERSION', True)]}"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDERS += "virtual/${TARGET_PREFIX}depmod:module-init-tools-cross"
 
 PREFERRED_VERSION_u-boot = "git"
diff --git a/recipes-bsp/linux/linux-sysmocom_git.bb b/recipes-bsp/linux/linux-sysmocom_git.bb
index fa31e3e..297dc98 100644
--- a/recipes-bsp/linux/linux-sysmocom_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-bsp/linux/linux-sysmocom_git.bb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SRCREV = "9610e792ffde7fb2599d19ca6d2a03230f2043c6"
 PR = "r35"
 PV = "${LINUX_VERSION}+git${SRCPV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "git://git.sysmocom.de/sysmo-bts/linux.git;protocol=git;branch=v3.10 \
+SRC_URI = "git://git.sysmocom.de/sysmo-bts/linux.git;protocol=git;branch=linux-3.10.50 \
 	   file://defconfig"
 
 # tmp disabled.. patch needs to be rebased for 3.10