diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 8a817df343..60f922e5f0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ It has been modified to remove all non-free binary blobs.")
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
 (define-public linux-libre-4.4
-  (make-linux-libre "4.4.95"
-                    "1k2lp1jgbm5xkl3qf0cqmp07hlv03jaws68l3irid95j99prsw0b"
+  (make-linux-libre "4.4.96"
+                    "0xjg810l8v37fhp04m1ldqb94m3gh4gmns7hhf3118ifkhmkr9rq"
                     %intel-compatible-systems
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))