diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/patches/gcc9.patch b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/patches/gcc9.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f7ae5a4288..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/patches/gcc9.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
-index 8fa38d3e7538..f5bc4c046461 100644
---- a/include/linux/module.h
-+++ b/include/linux/module.h
-@@ -129,13 +129,13 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
- #define module_init(initfn)					\
- 	static inline initcall_t __maybe_unused __inittest(void)		\
- 	{ return initfn; }					\
--	int init_module(void) __attribute__((alias(#initfn)));
-+	int init_module(void) __attribute__((__copy__(initfn))) __attribute__((alias(#initfn)));
- 
- /* This is only required if you want to be unloadable. */
- #define module_exit(exitfn)					\
- 	static inline exitcall_t __maybe_unused __exittest(void)		\
- 	{ return exitfn; }					\
--	void cleanup_module(void) __attribute__((alias(#exitfn)));
-+	void cleanup_module(void) __attribute__((__copy__(exitfn))) __attribute__((alias(#exitfn)));
- 
- #endif
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
index 10aa2a7886f..506daa82361 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux4.9'
 pkgname=linux4.9
-version=4.9.187
+version=4.9.188
 revision=1
 patch_args="-Np1"
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=014bcd042cd25e073539c17bd34c616a936b19787a9c6a4c35d36a4f28afd1c7
+checksum=27539853b25d1830fe81b108f39249c6ddf8b47257cdba09404ba0949863e222
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually
 nostrip=yes