diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 7b156358fe..0341473e83 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ It has been modified to remove all non-free binary blobs.")
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
 (define-public linux-libre-4.9
-  (make-linux-libre "4.9.159"
-                    "0lbbgs4ynril8i3cq4swwm2v7571cqp7kcl2phrid4qrwz073ral"
+  (make-linux-libre "4.9.160"
+                    "1j3z3kn4n9vm7fkzb63ddmxba9r2pm623kar1jn7i5xsd1vz4qr9"
                     '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))