diff --git a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
index 7e84be8624..7d90e1cbb3 100644
--- a/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/mpc85xx/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ FEATURES:=squashfs ramdisk nand
 SUBTARGETS:=p1010 p1020 p2020
 
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=5.15
+KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=6.1
 
 KERNELNAME:=zImage