diff --git a/meta-sugarbay/conf/machine/sugarbay.conf b/meta-sugarbay/conf/machine/sugarbay.conf
index adb1fa79..a80c938d 100644
--- a/meta-sugarbay/conf/machine/sugarbay.conf
+++ b/meta-sugarbay/conf/machine/sugarbay.conf
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for Sugar Bay systems
 # i.e. Sandy Bridge + Cougar Point
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.2%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.4%"
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-x86_64.inc
 require conf/machine/include/ia32-base.inc