diff --git a/include/kernel-version.mk b/include/kernel-version.mk
index de914f932256caf883b8ae323ece765edbac9608..6fa9250291bf85bcfeae8c1c4a838fd6a61c90ac 100644
--- a/include/kernel-version.mk
+++ b/include/kernel-version.mk
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.25.10)
   LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=a6b0aa5b1fa1ae5a02a7b67345f01e86
 endif
+ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),2.6.26)
+  LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM:=5169d01c405bc3f866c59338e217968c
+endif
 
 # disable the md5sum check for unknown kernel versions
 LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM?=x
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile b/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
index c922ffa61160eb9c2b6a17295b2d857d90fe9dc4..cdfc4cb212f95abe1fcd5cd0f2398587fcd87590 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BOARDNAME:=Intel IXP4xx
 FEATURES:=squashfs
 SUBTARGETS=generic harddisk
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.26-rc9
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.26
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 
diff --git a/target/linux/orion/Makefile b/target/linux/orion/Makefile
index 1ea2545c8cb1d8db4a273039d8fa8101ed4a8b70..d5b8ba382c71ae5d5aa449bf66b32ac42b2d257c 100644
--- a/target/linux/orion/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/orion/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ BOARD:=orion
 BOARDNAME:=Marvell Orion
 FEATURES:=squashfs
 
-LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.26-rc9
+LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.26
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk