diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
index f530e188d0a..2ae50abd1a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'linux4.9'
 pkgname=linux4.9
 _distver=4.9.0
-_patchver=rc2
+_patchver=rc5
 version=${_distver}${_patchver}
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${_distver%.*}-${_patchver}"
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-${_distver%.*}-${_patchver}.tar.xz"
-checksum=24cd6bd2d2bdd5cece97b9e95b0cde2d63e8912ea0b070928fb67cffea08c9c1
+checksum=49a69ad592a96fa6c5215ad2de79bf64d094061a0828e0acf19ab711f467ee3a
 
 nocross=yes
 nodebug=yes