diff --git a/srcpkgs/glibc/template b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
index 37ae75f6d0f..4c691ef4f45 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/glibc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/glibc/template
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ do_configure() {
 		--libdir=${_libdir} --libexecdir=${_libdir} \
 		--enable-add-ons=libidn --enable-obsolete-rpc \
 		--enable-multi-arch --enable-bind-now \
-		--disable-profile --enable-kernel=2.6.32 \
+		--disable-profile --enable-kernel=3.2.0 \
 		--enable-stack-guard-randomization \
 		--without-selinux --without-cvs --without-gd \
 		--disable-lock-elision --enable-obsolete-nsl \