diff --git a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
index 03b5f34c67..fe4612ae5e 100644
--- a/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto/conf/machine/mpc8315e-rdb.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SERIAL_CONSOLE = "115200 ttyS0"
 
 MACHINE_FEATURES = "keyboard pci ext2 ext3 serial"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.0%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "3.4%"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel = "linux-yocto"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver = "xserver-kdrive"