diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index e39378a1f..40bdb3406 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2011-05-15</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to Linux-2.6.38.6. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2870">#2870</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[matthew] - Upgrade to GMP-5.0.2. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;2869">#2869</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index e65769b8f..6bbb9fe9a 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -315,12 +315,12 @@
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "2.6">
 <!ENTITY linux-minor-version "38">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "5">
+<!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 "73,061 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "73,058 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;/linux-&linux-version;.tar.bz2">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "e81a999e1b1e08bd885bccf0d37cb6df">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "e896a3bb3185b8a8af8e2f010f63c02e">
 <!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "540 - 800 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.0 - 5.0 SBU">