diff --git a/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow-noemgd.conf b/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow-noemgd.conf
index 9a995c12..751e8e45 100644
--- a/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow-noemgd.conf
+++ b/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow-noemgd.conf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for eMenlow based systems, like the Webs-2120 box, without the Intel-proprietary graphics bits
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.8%"
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-atom.inc
 require conf/machine/include/ia32-base.inc
diff --git a/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow.conf b/meta-emenlow/conf/machine/emenlow.conf
index 4c35211a..fa2e5649 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 ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.8%"
 
 require conf/machine/include/tune-atom.inc
 require conf/machine/include/ia32-base.inc