diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
index 59e7638b74..04e51c99cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script builds the required initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="3.0.0-rc1"
+_KVER="3.0.0-rc2"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
index 3d5cbeab97..1f54f5e3a2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script removes the initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="3.0.0-rc1"
+_KVER="3.0.0-rc2"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig
index 32036daaf7..60ec947c05 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
-# Linux/x86_64 3.0.0-rc1 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86_64 3.0.0-rc2 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_64BIT=y
 # CONFIG_X86_32 is not set
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ CONFIG_PREEMPT_RCU=y
 CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT=64
 # CONFIG_RCU_FANOUT_EXACT is not set
 # CONFIG_TREE_RCU_TRACE is not set
-# CONFIG_RCU_BOOST is not set
+CONFIG_RCU_BOOST=y
+CONFIG_RCU_BOOST_PRIO=1
+CONFIG_RCU_BOOST_DELAY=500
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG=m
 CONFIG_IKCONFIG_PROC=y
 CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=19
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 589b770fce..f1d74adead 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ _kernel_headers_revision=${revision}
 _kernel_snapshot=yes
 _kernel_ver=3.0
 _kernel_ver_minor=0
-_kernel_patch_ver=rc1
+_kernel_patch_ver=rc2
 version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_ver_minor}${_kernel_patch_ver}
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules"
 wrksrc="linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v3.0/testing/linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=b885c5b9d5d28b24b13b265b80acaa13be118806b16f5e86a98d3a31e6c5ce6a
+checksum=928f6ef49affc3060a6330498ce2b2c10a2c204e292b9a39fbbf3cd69bd65ca9
 subpackages="$pkgname-headers"
 noverifyrdeps=yes