diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 231c29de7..7c43cfd73 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2011-05-22</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Linux-2.6.39. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2877">#2877</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Pkg-config-0.26, including its
           dependency of Glib and Glib's dependency of PCRE. Fixes
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 656018c2b..0a3811b4b 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -322,13 +322,13 @@
 <!ENTITY libtool-ch6-sbu "3.7 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "2.6">
-<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "38">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "6">
-<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
-<!--<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;">-->
-<!ENTITY linux-size "73,058 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "39">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "">
+<!--<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">-->
+<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "74,313 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;/linux-&linux-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "e896a3bb3185b8a8af8e2f010f63c02e">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "1aab7a741abe08d42e8eccf20de61e05">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "540 - 800 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.0 - 5.0 SBU">