diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
index 63db92351a3..d91703675c2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux4.9/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux4.9'
 pkgname=linux4.9
-version=4.9.171
+version=4.9.172
 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=431cd992bf74da9851dd5938dbe45ff7577219b84b237ae5e30067d483b57f01
+checksum=49428e30989cc0b069a6f4b7bc08988deb02d10f910ca0c4d1e44b22155eb40e
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually
 nostrip=yes