diff --git a/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd_selinux.py b/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd_selinux.py
index 398cfbaa82..c3ed09d0f1 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd_selinux.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/init/test_systemd_selinux.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class TestSELinuxSystemd(infra.basetest.BRTest):
         BR2_INIT_SYSTEMD=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.1.148"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.18.21"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/x86_64/linux.config"
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_LIBELF=y