diff --git a/configs/arm_foundationv8_defconfig b/configs/arm_foundationv8_defconfig
index 363f288b87..3c63f5dc76 100644
--- a/configs/arm_foundationv8_defconfig
+++ b/configs/arm_foundationv8_defconfig
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 BR2_aarch64=y
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.9 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_9=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.16 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_16=y
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttyAMA0"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.9.11"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.16.20"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="arm/foundation-v8-gicv3-psci"