diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index fde516e228..1bf20726b0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ It has been modified to remove all non-free binary blobs.")
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
 (define-public linux-libre-4.1
-  (make-linux-libre "4.1.37"
-                    "0q79cxmrz0j5wh7z1dc103q6q6qf7rqgjl7ka8lvn4vl32pr0kq1"
+  (make-linux-libre "4.1.38"
+                    "165kmzglhg63hn7y4q7r6cb2dpsljxiq1czvgyx0bkd1vd2bcvsa"
                     %intel-compatible-systems
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))