diff --git a/configs/qemu_ppc_mpc8544ds_defconfig b/configs/qemu_ppc_mpc8544ds_defconfig
index 14faac3d5e..52bc320c72 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_ppc_mpc8544ds_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_ppc_mpc8544ds_defconfig
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ BR2_powerpc_8548=y
 # BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_TAR is not set
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
 
-# Lock to 3.19 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
+# Lock to 4.0 headers to avoid breaking with newer kernels
 BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION=y
-BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="3.19"
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_3_19=y
+BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION="4.0"
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_0=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.19"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.0"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="mpc85xx"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VMLINUX=y