diff --git a/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow.conf b/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow.conf
index 22363970..3cbebe56 100644
--- a/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow.conf
+++ b/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for eMenlow based systems, like the
 # Webs-2120 box.
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.8%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.10%"
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-atom.inc
 require conf/machine/include/ia32-base.inc