diff --git a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf
index cb946795..8370eb62 100644
--- a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf
+++ b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2-noemgd.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ MACHINE_FEATURES += "wifi 3g pcbios efi"
 MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "linux-firmware-iwlwifi-6000g2a-5"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.8%"
 
 XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_IA32_BASE} \
            ${XSERVER_IA32_EXT} \
diff --git a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf
index d6395d0f..67ab0789 100644
--- a/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf
+++ b/meta-fri2/conf/machine/fri2.conf
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ MACHINE_FEATURES += "wifi 3g pcbios efi va-impl-mixvideo"
 MACHINE_EXTRA_RRECOMMENDS += "linux-firmware-iwlwifi-6000g2a-5"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "3.8%"
 
 XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_IA32_BASE} \
            ${XSERVER_IA32_EXT} \