diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
index 335b66ed5f8..16378576f8d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.18/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 pkgname=linux3.18
 _distver=3.18.0
-_patchver=rc2
+_patchver=rc3
 version="${_distver}${_patchver}"
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${_distver%.*}-${_patchver}"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/linux-${_distver%.*}-${_patchver}.tar.xz"
-checksum=77375492eed235c99bf99278fedf28c71b1b8ae2cabfd13d3e73e268b63d70d9
+checksum=012b192a2daff395b6c73c0f821c5ed4271eafc74f45378af6a27e49efd7a8f0
 
 _kernver="${version}_${revision}"