diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
index a6966504507..32e5a307f6d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.16/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux3.16'
 pkgname=linux3.16
-version=3.16.78
+version=3.16.79
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Jürgen Buchmüller <pullmoll@t-online.de>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v3.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=12135ebb058c932caef6e49e840c5a334f6859068af0100679187eae6bbd8fdb
+checksum=2021d5a385da7ab49c2d46c47ca9cf4836f4abe7622ce8a1e06ccc43e49496c6
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
 _kernver="${version}_${revision}"