diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 9362fd4b13..9f5288114c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 _kmajor=3.6
 _kminor=0
-_kpatch=rc6
+_kpatch=rc7
 
 pkgname=kernel-snapshot
 version=${_kmajor}.${_kminor}${_kpatch}
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 depends="dracut linux-firmware module-init-tools"
 makedepends="perl kmod"
-nostrip=yes
-noverifyrdeps=yes
-preserve=yes
 subpackages="kernel-snapshot-headers"
 triggers="kernel-hooks"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (testing snapshot)"
@@ -23,7 +20,7 @@ long_desc="
  This package provides the linux kernel image and associated modules
  for the testing kernel (future stable releases)."
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux//kernel/v3.0/testing/linux-${_kmajor}-${_kpatch}.tar.xz"
-checksum=0b096cf143e58a6e2c18e13c648f58a9ec3ba663986d823329b07cec39cdfdfd
+checksum=f5ef8ca32a5a78845b59b53f990ea6f2577c14ca3d7ebd54155f967e6f54f775
 
 _kernver="${_kmajor}.${_kminor}-${_kpatch}_${revision}"
 kernel_hooks_version="${_kernver}"
@@ -38,6 +35,10 @@ mutable_files="
 /usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/modules.alias.bin
 /usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/modules.devname"
 
+nostrip=yes
+noverifyrdeps=yes
+preserve=yes
+
 do_configure() {
 	# If there's a file called <arch>-dotconfig, use it to
 	# configure the kernel; otherwise use arch defaults and all stuff