diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.7/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.7/template
index da0722a1ab..5036c06ad0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.7/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.7/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux4.7'
 pkgname=linux4.7
-version=4.7.8
+version=4.7.9
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=ca2fcd58b6039cdc4a8bbde20d1315ddd6b30e547796c62cbb3f20dcb0e23fbb
+checksum=0638d52a86079d726817d895ae4030b09e3e649222a9590603dd7771155ae28d
 
 nocross=yes
 nodebug=yes