diff --git a/chapter01/changelog.xml b/chapter01/changelog.xml
index 5bc63476d..9a8984e09 100644
--- a/chapter01/changelog.xml
+++ b/chapter01/changelog.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
     <listitem>
       <para>2013-05-01</para>
       <itemizedlist>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>[ken] - Upgrade to linux-3.9.0. Fixes
+          <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3336">#3336</ulink>.</para>
+        </listitem>
         <listitem>
           <para>[ken] - Upgrade to zlib-1.2.8. Fixes
           <ulink url="&lfs-ticket-root;3337">#3337</ulink>.</para>
diff --git a/packages.ent b/packages.ent
index 16c63ad33..c7cc2646e 100644
--- a/packages.ent
+++ b/packages.ent
@@ -338,20 +338,23 @@
 <!ENTITY libtool-ch6-sbu "3.0 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY linux-major-version "3">
-<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "8">
-<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "10">
-<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">
-<!-- <!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;"> -->
-<!ENTITY linux-size "69,330 KB">
+<!ENTITY linux-minor-version "9">
+<!ENTITY linux-patch-version "0">
+<!--<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;.&linux-patch-version;">-->
+<!ENTITY linux-version "&linux-major-version;.&linux-minor-version;">
+<!ENTITY linux-size "70,414 KB">
 <!ENTITY linux-url "&kernel;linux/kernel/v&linux-major-version;.x/linux-&linux-version;.tar.xz">
-<!ENTITY linux-md5 "3d5fb6d9add9cce7725bbe9b139c8d6e">
-<!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.dfaad4ced830akernel.org/">
-<!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "540 - 800 MB">
-<!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "1.0 - 5.0 SBU">
+<!ENTITY linux-md5 "4348c9b6b2eb3144d601e87c19d5d909">
+<!ENTITY linux-home "http://www.kernel.org/">
+<!-- measured for 3.9.0 / gcc-4.8.0 on x86_64 : minimum is
+ allnoconfig extended for a hopefully-bootable build on desktop machine,
+ max is allyesconfig which requires openssl -->
+<!ENTITY linux-ch8-du "700 - 6800 MB (typically about 800-900 MB)">
+<!ENTITY linux-ch8-sbu "3.0 - 49.0 SBU (typically about 6 SBU)">
 
-<!ENTITY linux-headers-ch5-du "511 MB">
+<!ENTITY linux-headers-ch5-du "580 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-headers-ch5-sbu "0.1 SBU">
-<!ENTITY linux-headers-ch6-du "515 MB">
+<!ENTITY linux-headers-ch6-du "580 MB">
 <!ENTITY linux-headers-ch6-sbu "0.1 SBU">
 
 <!ENTITY m4-version "1.4.16">