diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index cf03297dc..6d9daba79 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ all:	bzImage tag
 # IMAGE_VERSION is used to determine if a new image should be pushed to hub.
 ifdef LTS4.4
 KERNEL_VERSION=4.4.54
-IMAGE_VERSION=$(KERNEL_VERSION)-1
+IMAGE_VERSION=$(KERNEL_VERSION)-2
 IMAGE_MAJOR_VERSION=4.4.x
 DEPS=Dockerfile.4.4 Makefile kernel_config kernel_config.debug kernel_config.4.4 patches-4.4
 else
 KERNEL_VERSION=4.9.15
-IMAGE_VERSION=$(KERNEL_VERSION)-1
+IMAGE_VERSION=$(KERNEL_VERSION)-2
 IMAGE_MAJOR_VERSION=4.9.x
 DEPS=Dockerfile Makefile kernel_config kernel_config.debug patches-4.9
 endif
diff --git a/kernel/kernel_config b/kernel/kernel_config
index d83af8acb..b7c71f0cc 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel_config
+++ b/kernel/kernel_config
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ CONFIG_IXGBEVF=y
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_I825XX is not set
 # CONFIG_JME is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MARVELL is not set
-# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MELLANOX is not set
+CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MELLANOX=y
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MICREL is not set
 # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MYRI is not set
 # CONFIG_FEALNX is not set