diff --git a/include/kernel-6.1 b/include/kernel-6.1
index 372de1676..95d4bb192 100644
--- a/include/kernel-6.1
+++ b/include/kernel-6.1
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-LINUX_VERSION-6.1 = .43
-LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-6.1.43 = 245248470a62d4e94b46f753afc01e19e45b9e6f3a0fa06e7f5da21fe845a808
+LINUX_VERSION-6.1 = .44
+LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-6.1.44 = 2e51d41fe11d082ae167cee05772bb07ca7f19448d2b46772d8ca2db7673a1a5
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/220-arm-gc_sections.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/220-arm-gc_sections.patch
index b64473976..a6a6c7cf2 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/220-arm-gc_sections.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.1/220-arm-gc_sections.patch
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos <juhosg@openwrt.org>
 ---
 --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
 +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
-@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ config ARM
+@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ config ARM
  	select HAVE_VIRT_CPU_ACCOUNTING_GEN
  	select IRQ_FORCED_THREADING
  	select LOCK_MM_AND_FIND_VMA
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
index 9e571a6d8..15d94f4d3 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/300-mips_expose_boot_raw.patch
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
 ---
 --- a/arch/mips/Kconfig
 +++ b/arch/mips/Kconfig
-@@ -1034,9 +1034,6 @@ config FW_ARC
+@@ -1035,9 +1035,6 @@ config FW_ARC
  config ARCH_MAY_HAVE_PC_FDC
  	bool
  
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Acked-by: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
  config CEVT_BCM1480
  	bool
  
-@@ -3091,6 +3088,18 @@ choice
+@@ -3092,6 +3089,18 @@ choice
  		bool "Extend builtin kernel arguments with bootloader arguments"
  endchoice
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/920-mangle_bootargs.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/920-mangle_bootargs.patch
index 60ceff00d..2017f04d0 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/920-mangle_bootargs.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-6.1/920-mangle_bootargs.patch
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
  	help
 --- a/init/main.c
 +++ b/init/main.c
-@@ -609,6 +609,29 @@ static inline void setup_nr_cpu_ids(void
+@@ -607,6 +607,29 @@ static inline void setup_nr_cpu_ids(void
  static inline void smp_prepare_cpus(unsigned int maxcpus) { }
  #endif
  
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
  /*
   * We need to store the untouched command line for future reference.
   * We also need to store the touched command line since the parameter
-@@ -957,6 +980,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init __no_sa
+@@ -954,6 +977,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init __no_sa
  	pr_notice("%s", linux_banner);
  	early_security_init();
  	setup_arch(&command_line);