diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index e8ee4df4f3..71f52c6d97 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -468,8 +468,8 @@ It has been modified to remove all non-free binary blobs.")
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
 (define-public linux-libre-4.4
-  (make-linux-libre "4.4.177"
-                    "0vvppw7j6jwn3cd5hhzgj5xfqkmz682zy36iyr6ynd0rbh1j7bhm"
+  (make-linux-libre "4.4.178"
+                    "1lgsd760md6b32qb5ng3anfq1n754a9d0c4xnf2mjxkimncb1jpp"
                     '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))