diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.12/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.12/template
index 8e1fe5b1d2e..1846b60acc7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.12/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.12/template
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 # Template file for 'linux4.12'
 pkgname=linux4.12
-_distver=4.12.0
-_patchver=rc5
-version=${_distver}${_patchver}
+version=4.12
 revision=1
 patch_args="-Np1"
-wrksrc="linux-${_distver%.*}-${_patchver}"
+wrksrc="linux-${version}"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
-distfiles="https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-${_distver%.*}-${_patchver}.tar.xz"
-checksum=bd0812d38a314f2e09877dd8a704da025fcb9bbcc02751a27119bb2488bb7434
+distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
+checksum=a45c3becd4d08ce411c14628a949d08e2433d8cdeca92036c7013980e93858ab
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually
 nostrip=yes