diff --git a/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile b/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
index 9d68618b5..6179cfb7d 100644
--- a/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ipq40xx/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CPU_SUBTYPE:=neon-vfpv4
 MAINTAINER:=John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
 
 # TODO: drop kmod-usb-dwc3-of-simple when migrating to 4.19
-KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.19
+KERNEL_PATCHVER:=4.14
 
 KERNELNAME:=zImage Image dtbs