diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
index b6a9a2943e4..871e25c6b32 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 pkgname=linux3.17
 _distver=3.17.0
-_patchver=rc5
+_patchver=rc6
 version=${_distver}${_patchver}
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${_distver%%??}-${_patchver}"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/linux-${_distver%%??}-${_patchver}.tar.xz"
-checksum=cdf08045c74b2a11dbe92a0f0815c9f3aa9c2aa99505b08e5e9adb91b96dd9dd
+checksum=7c537d2fe094a305a0c08dc67bb8ea66920658be1f44c366ed3d9c4d70b3a34f
 
 _kernver="${version}_${revision}"