diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
index b4016398fb0..064f01f1d70 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 pkgname=linux3.16
 _distver=3.16.0
-_patchver=rc6
+_patchver=rc7
 version=${_distver}${_patchver}
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${_distver%%??}-${_patchver}"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/testing/linux-${_distver%%??}-${_patchver}.tar.xz"
-checksum=4b35f5cd47d56ad89b64003ee8a4ea652c3a3570d83ef83a6b81e4eb27ba814f
+checksum=93ebdd0b527ea1c86392ca610f74905a8cf736d6a80d29894a74d102f2d1bbb9
 
 _kernver="${version}_${revision}"