diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index f378f7e20..8a6e91c7e 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 <!ENTITY livecd-root     "&lfs-root;livecd/">
 <!ENTITY test-results    "&lfs-root;lfs/build-logs/&generic-version;/">
 <!ENTITY secadv          "&lfs-root;lfs/advisories/">
-<!ENTITY min-kernel      "3.2">
+<!ENTITY min-kernel      "3.7">
 <!--
 <!ENTITY patches-rootd   "&lfs-root;patches/lfs/&generic-versiond;/">
 <!ENTITY downloads-rootd "&lfs-root;lfs/downloads/&generic-versiond;/">