diff --git a/support/testing/tests/package/test_zfs.py b/support/testing/tests/package/test_zfs.py
index 27dbc2869b..967da098e1 100644
--- a/support/testing/tests/package/test_zfs.py
+++ b/support/testing/tests/package/test_zfs.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class TestZfsBase(infra.basetest.BRTest):
         BR2_ROOTFS_DEVICE_CREATION_DYNAMIC_EUDEV=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
         BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.35"
+        BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="6.12.9"
         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