diff --git a/data/defaults.toml b/data/defaults.toml
index 11c64317..57ad7bf0 100644
--- a/data/defaults.toml
+++ b/data/defaults.toml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vyos_mirror = "https://packages.vyos.net/repositories/current"
 vyos_branch = "current"
 release_train = "current"
 
-kernel_version = "6.6.93"
+kernel_version = "6.6.96"
 kernel_flavor = "vyos"
 bootloaders = "syslinux,grub-efi"
 
diff --git a/scripts/package-build/linux-kernel/patches/kernel/0001-linkstate-ip-device-attribute.patch b/scripts/package-build/linux-kernel/patches/kernel/0001-linkstate-ip-device-attribute.patch
index 107fdc67..bed612cd 100644
--- a/scripts/package-build/linux-kernel/patches/kernel/0001-linkstate-ip-device-attribute.patch
+++ b/scripts/package-build/linux-kernel/patches/kernel/0001-linkstate-ip-device-attribute.patch
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ index c33b1ecc591e..7576d51cd16d 100644
  };
  
 diff --git a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
-index bb9add46e382..20346b1dd103 100644
+index 231fa4dc6cde..8d8a8ee9c4fe 100644
 --- a/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
 +++ b/net/ipv6/addrconf.c
-@@ -5674,6 +5674,7 @@ static inline void ipv6_store_devconf(struct ipv6_devconf *cnf,
+@@ -5677,6 +5677,7 @@ static inline void ipv6_store_devconf(struct ipv6_devconf *cnf,
  	array[DEVCONF_NDISC_EVICT_NOCARRIER] = cnf->ndisc_evict_nocarrier;
  	array[DEVCONF_ACCEPT_UNTRACKED_NA] = cnf->accept_untracked_na;
  	array[DEVCONF_ACCEPT_RA_MIN_LFT] = cnf->accept_ra_min_lft;
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ index bb9add46e382..20346b1dd103 100644
  }
  
  static inline size_t inet6_ifla6_size(void)
-@@ -7116,6 +7117,13 @@ static const struct ctl_table addrconf_sysctl[] = {
+@@ -7119,6 +7120,13 @@ static const struct ctl_table addrconf_sysctl[] = {
  		.extra1		= (void *)SYSCTL_ZERO,
  		.extra2		= (void *)SYSCTL_ONE,
  	},