diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 3bb7ce8f82..047fd1ce3e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -452,8 +452,8 @@ (define-public linux-libre-4.14
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
 (define-public linux-libre-4.9
-  (make-linux-libre "4.9.161"
-                    "0r35qlc8yj9svryv0v91j134vr35d23sz5aj7f2h8c99iakbm6zw"
+  (make-linux-libre "4.9.162"
+                    "07swv6xvjsl5nv5y3sc2nfdnmqdz9gjy8hgrjvi0bljwzf1fbxmy"
                     '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux")
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))