diff --git a/pkg/firmware/Dockerfile b/pkg/firmware/Dockerfile
index bb179a082..34fdc0d0e 100644
--- a/pkg/firmware/Dockerfile
+++ b/pkg/firmware/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Make modules from a recentish kernel available
-FROM linuxkit/kernel:4.14.126 AS kernel
+FROM linuxkit/kernel:5.4.28 AS kernel
 
 FROM linuxkit/alpine:bc528cf9d4065d2e09aa44ff76909b94cfe8d867 AS build
 RUN apk add --no-cache git kmod