diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel/template b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
index e2526914dc1..a87ffff268a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 #
 pkgname=kernel
 _kmajorver=3.3
-version=${_kmajorver}.7
+version=${_kmajorver}.8
+revision=1
 nostrip=yes
 noverifyrdeps=yes
 preserve=yes
@@ -18,9 +19,8 @@ short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules"
 long_desc="
  This package provides the linux kernel image and associated modules."
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux//kernel/v3.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=7a93d6c032826b1cad40fdf339596f1d86abd1d5d30b78c9eed5e5136a1f82ab
+checksum=dfe63dc372f945b1e76781fd5cf446ac77c07ad95633096ea73584e39ebdf72d
 
-revision=2
 if [ -n "${revision}" ]; then
 	_kernver="${version}_${revision}"
 else