diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template b/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
index 65eb7fcfefa..02f07631c0c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux3.17/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 pkgname=linux3.17
 _distver=3.17.0
-_patchver=rc3
+_patchver=rc4
 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=543ad6679ccfa2a154b6dc2d42fb6b5fa10ddd633a39c65dd949ab4b1ff9cbc7
+checksum=b435a0bf0cd3970bef03a3cf1389bca1a61f99432c44086d1ae660e5bdc7b159
 
 _kernver="${version}_${revision}"