diff --git a/board/armadeus/apf51/linux-4.4.config b/board/armadeus/apf51/linux-5.10.config
similarity index 100%
rename from board/armadeus/apf51/linux-4.4.config
rename to board/armadeus/apf51/linux-5.10.config
diff --git a/configs/armadeus_apf51_defconfig b/configs/armadeus_apf51_defconfig
index aa7c2f84ae..af4562ce0f 100644
--- a/configs/armadeus_apf51_defconfig
+++ b/configs/armadeus_apf51_defconfig
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a8=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.4 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_4=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.10 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_10=y
 
 # System
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_HOSTNAME="apf51"
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc2"
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.4.291"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.10.215"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/armadeus/apf51/linux-4.4.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/armadeus/apf51/linux-5.10.config"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_UIMAGE_LOADADDR="0x90008000"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx51-apf51dev"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 
 # Filesystem
 BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_UBIFS=y