diff --git a/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml b/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml
index 821464768..2ae7971c0 100644
--- a/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml
+++ b/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kernel:
-  image: linuxkit/kernel:5.4.28-rt
+  image: linuxkit/kernel:5.11.4-rt
   cmdline: "console=tty0"
 init:
   - linuxkit/init:78fb57c7da07c4e43c3a37b27755581da087a3b6