diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 7a34baba88..2d0dcbbd21 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -502,17 +502,17 @@ corresponding UPSTREAM-SOURCE (an origin), using the given DEBLOB-SCRIPTS."
 
 ;; The current "mainline" kernel.
 
-(define-public linux-libre-6.8-version "6.8.5")
+(define-public linux-libre-6.8-version "6.8.6")
 (define-public linux-libre-6.8-gnu-revision "gnu")
 (define deblob-scripts-6.8
   (linux-libre-deblob-scripts
    linux-libre-6.8-version
    linux-libre-6.8-gnu-revision
    (base32 "1kqwcm8baq3zx1z8jrgnvm9yps3y9jbf4pv1pbqqprpdscgl9089")
-   (base32 "0j9pj370zismhzw18iyx3lwcby3l3160xgpmh5xa8i8cr38r2z5h")))
+   (base32 "1x7lmy8lff4g4hm67c97797ws594xv5c6l2v5mahj4xh4pb3b8d6")))
 (define-public linux-libre-6.8-pristine-source
   (let ((version linux-libre-6.8-version)
-        (hash (base32 "12gsxxiwkildj8i94fkm2v69zb6z6s7hnnlvpsyv8j1pszjj728k")))
+        (hash (base32 "158rb8x4qaig8ywbr6n2jnqpl9wgqha4ghs3y3mlbaq3sqr34wly")))
    (make-linux-libre-source version
                             (%upstream-linux-source version hash)
                             deblob-scripts-6.8)))