diff --git a/target/linux/airoha/Makefile b/target/linux/airoha/Makefile
index 2da3acbef2..cf3629ef20 100644
--- a/target/linux/airoha/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/airoha/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ SUBTARGETS:=en7523 an7581 an7583
 FEATURES:=dt squashfs nand ramdisk gpio
 
 KERNEL_PATCHVER:=6.12
+KERNEL_TESTING_PATCHVER:=6.18
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/target.mk
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += \