diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_msr_tools.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_msr_tools.py
index 4d62742a5f..d098b29aa2 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_msr_tools.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_msr_tools.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class TestMsrTools(infra.basetest.BRTest):
         BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.55"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.12.42"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/x86_64/linux.config"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="{}"