diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux5.1/template b/srcpkgs/linux5.1/template
index 06bdd4ad41e..a488dfa8887 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux5.1/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux5.1/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux5.1'
 pkgname=linux5.1
-version=5.1.7
+version=5.1.8
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=0246d04df2b799bd0adbde8f24fcb0daa18819fa5442e9bdd6992979b7adf3a6
+checksum=d0164ffcc6e2ab3a96cc771d3fbdf2f8b49a2597ec4da9a06df590b0fe87a6ec
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually