diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index f01c604e661220b66fe24cb138d6c368f3e9f4ce..b7705eadad1c89acde88f43cb47e86cf7a15631a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -389,8 +389,8 @@ (define-public linux-libre-4.9
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
 (define-public linux-libre-4.4
-  (make-linux-libre "4.4.96"
-                    "0xjg810l8v37fhp04m1ldqb94m3gh4gmns7hhf3118ifkhmkr9rq"
+  (make-linux-libre "4.4.97"
+                    "0rhhx830i11hw80p7smkfczad2k4jvq81ajij4fcxbpg9mfi316a"
                     %intel-compatible-systems
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))