diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc
index 3e10251e8b2..da9199dcd4d 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " pam usrmerge"
 
 # Use our alternate kernel version
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "6.6%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "6.12%"
 
 # Ensure the kernel nfs server is enabled
 KERNEL_FEATURES:append:pn-linux-yocto = " features/nfsd/nfsd-enable.scc"