diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index b1a666dbb4..9518de4782 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ (define* (make-linux-libre version hash supported-systems
 (define %intel-compatible-systems '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"))
 
 (define-public linux-libre
-  (make-linux-libre "4.8.7"
-                    "1jbwm131zv59iyr6qw7qcbcfz49qqb2hhx30230gb99flyc5h4hg"
+  (make-linux-libre "4.8.8"
+                    "0gy3i0841yqz1c5441jcvjivy8afx2xf8m3cjbx6wymg8b1bc4c3"
                     %intel-compatible-systems
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ (define-public linux-libre-4.1
                     #:configuration-file kernel-config))
 
 ;; Avoid rebuilding kernel variants when there is a minor version bump.
-(define %linux-libre-version "4.8.7")
-(define %linux-libre-hash "1jbwm131zv59iyr6qw7qcbcfz49qqb2hhx30230gb99flyc5h4hg")
+(define %linux-libre-version "4.8.8")
+(define %linux-libre-hash "0gy3i0841yqz1c5441jcvjivy8afx2xf8m3cjbx6wymg8b1bc4c3")
 
 (define-public linux-libre-arm-generic
   (make-linux-libre %linux-libre-version