diff --git a/configs/qemu_riscv32_virt_defconfig b/configs/qemu_riscv32_virt_defconfig
index dff87ef342..faf4e1e312 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_riscv32_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_riscv32_virt_defconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_15=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.18"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.43"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="rv32"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE=y
 
diff --git a/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig b/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
index d67d070185..c455680ee0 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_riscv64_virt_defconfig
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_15=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.18"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.43"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_IMAGE=y