diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
index f45beb9e585..2d7aa87a61f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'linux3.16'
 #
 pkgname=linux3.16
-version=3.16.5
+version=3.16.6
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
 maintainer="John Galt <johngaltfirstrun@gmail.com>"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=7caf1c75986f3e34ecf0eb11be544ade6950f13d1b583750cee36d5c07056a88
+checksum=31e9dcffd79933040b8a91d36ac1d75fa4ad554656665c3d9c8fbd9fa73006f2
 
 _kernver="${version}_${revision}"