diff --git a/general.ent b/general.ent
index a222812e9..0ca1a7d49 100644
--- a/general.ent
+++ b/general.ent
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@
 <!ENTITY test-results    "&lfs-root;lfs/build-logs/&generic-version;/">
 <!ENTITY secadv          "&lfs-root;lfs/advisories/">
 
-<!-- 4.14 EOL is Jan 2024
-     so for LFS 11.5 we may consider moving to 4.19 -->
-<!ENTITY min-kernel      "4.14">
+<!ENTITY min-kernel      "5.19">
 
 <!--
 <!ENTITY patches-rootd   "&lfs-root;patches/lfs/&generic-versiond;/">