diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.4/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.4/template
index dc7d3d86e6..83bfcc9746 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.4/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux4.4'
 pkgname=linux4.4
-version=4.4.260
+version=4.4.261
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${version%.*}"
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v4.x/linux-${version%.*}.tar.xz
  ${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v4.x/patch-${version}.xz"
 checksum="401d7c8fef594999a460d10c72c5a94e9c2e1022f16795ec51746b0d165418b2
- 597944cea613d39ac4452f9ba073819e7d38e50e2cb113509ec5a5baae0f5459"
+ 7fe0edc77e6ba8d41035488402a2f05c58a64c101cb5556ea0f6e229dc306eed"
 skip_extraction="patch-${version}.xz"
 python_version=2 #unverified