diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 5e47a6bfb9..82db3ee1ce 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -351,15 +351,15 @@ (define (%upstream-linux-source version hash)
 
 ;; The current "stable" kernel. That is, the most recently released major
 ;; version.
-(define-public linux-libre-5.9-version "5.9.6")
+(define-public linux-libre-5.9-version "5.9.8")
 (define deblob-scripts-5.9
   (linux-libre-deblob-scripts
    linux-libre-5.9-version
    (base32 "1l0iw2lp6alk0a8nvdafklyks83iiyw4b2r5xif84z47qfbydsis")
-   (base32 "0is78bvpx6mrhibpspz4iqnsa1xplh11q1cnalkkm4hpsiy0fi4g")))
+   (base32 "0wp0mx5d2qhv7brc595qj34phiaxz9z5gf26w5369nh9mll5cbw6")))
 (define-public linux-libre-5.9-pristine-source
   (let ((version linux-libre-5.9-version)
-        (hash (base32 "0w2kcng09nzk09dwkx4azdfgnwzbd2mz8lyl4j69bwx837z85hbc")))
+        (hash (base32 "19l67gzk97higd2cbggipcb0wi21pv0ag0mc4qh6cqk564xp6mkn")))
    (make-linux-libre-source version
                             (%upstream-linux-source version hash)
                             deblob-scripts-5.9)))