diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
index 0019d4ee14..68c6e20abd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script builds the required initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="2.6.38-rc3"
+_KVER="2.6.38-rc4"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
index d6ef266bc9..f7728ff263 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script removes the initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="2.6.38-rc3"
+_KVER="2.6.38-rc4"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 6d10e17181..d46029cba5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ pkgname=kernel-snapshot
 #revision=1
 _kernel_snapshot=yes
 _kernel_ver=2.6.38
-_kernel_patch_ver=rc3
+_kernel_patch_ver=rc4
 version=${_kernel_ver}${_kernel_patch_ver}
 wrksrc="linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/testing/linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=1060e56df0d0808309fbb30044bce25bb33f859ac5bb57770f2978bfb87e52d0
+checksum=5a75c7501800e31413dbbc41432c1bef18ea797eec6ecb007c4a2b35a6cea728
 subpackages="$pkgname-headers"
 
 noverifyrdeps=yes