diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
index 9c1e4b6800..cc9fa6c33b 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/distro/poky.conf
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ LOCALCONF_VERSION = "1"
 
 DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " largefile opengl"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.0%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 ?= "3.2%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86-64 ?= "3.2%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuarm ?= "3.2%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips ?= "3.2%"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuppc ?= "3.2%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86 ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemux86-64 ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuarm ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemumips ?= "3.4%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto_qemuppc ?= "3.4%"
 
 SDK_NAME = "${DISTRO}-${TCLIBC}-${SDK_ARCH}-${TARGET_ARCH}"
 SDKPATH = "/opt/${DISTRO}/${SDK_VERSION}"