diff --git a/linux/Makefile b/linux/Makefile
index 31dece332..f41093f22 100644
--- a/linux/Makefile
+++ b/linux/Makefile
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ download: $(BUILDROOT)
 
 $(BUILDROOT):
 	git clone https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot.git $@
-	cd $@; git checkout 2023.11.x
+	cd $@; git checkout 2024.05.x
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/linux/br2-external-tree/configs/wally_defconfig b/linux/br2-external-tree/configs/wally_defconfig
index a8fc50c25..9f1073b71 100644
--- a/linux/br2-external-tree/configs/wally_defconfig
+++ b/linux/br2-external-tree/configs/wally_defconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 BR2_riscv=y
 BR2_RISCV_ISA_RVC=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_6_6=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
 BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_FORTRAN=y
 BR2_BACKUP_SITE="http://sources.buildroot.net"