diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 92d5d788bb..f99651a773 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ (define* (kernel-config system #:key variant)
     (search-path %load-path file)))
 
 (define-public linux-libre
-  (let* ((version "4.7.1")
+  (let* ((version "4.7.2")
          (build-phase
           '(lambda* (#:key system inputs #:allow-other-keys #:rest args)
              ;; Avoid introducing timestamps
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ (define-public linux-libre
              (uri (linux-libre-urls version))
              (sha256
               (base32
-               "08b8yv5grhzacahmhs3q1031d6a4k7qf1qj7i5vsk33fhgg1nvzx"))))
+               "1rp09y2hv0hvdybm2n2im9717kzxmklpgzs8k1bmdfzqxyg8cb85"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (supported-systems '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"))
     (native-inputs `(("perl" ,perl)