diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_xfsprogs.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_xfsprogs.py
index a3a4bd27d8..03191aa22b 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_xfsprogs.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_xfsprogs.py
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ class TestXfsProgs(infra.basetest.BRTest):
         f"""
         BR2_aarch64=y
         BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL=y
+        BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_BOOTLIN=y
         BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.6.37"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.18.18"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/aarch64-virt/linux.config"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="{kern_frag}"