diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf
index 2642ec71..a599660c 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/conf/machine/corstone500.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ require conf/machine/include/arm/armv7a/tune-cortexa5.inc
 # apply.
 #
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel:forcevariable = "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.19%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "6.1%"
 
 EXTRA_IMAGEDEPENDS += "trusted-firmware-a u-boot"
 
diff --git a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-arm-platforms.inc b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-arm-platforms.inc
index e2a36c9b..96873c90 100644
--- a/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-arm-platforms.inc
+++ b/meta-arm-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-arm-platforms.inc
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ SRCREV:arm-platforms-kmeta = "6147e82375aa9df8f2a162d42ea6406c79c854c5"
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:corstone500 = "corstone500"
 KBUILD_DEFCONFIG:corstone500  = "multi_v7_defconfig"
 KCONFIG_MODE:corstone500 = "--alldefconfig"
-FILESEXTRAPATHS:prepend:corstone500 := "${ARMBSPFILESPATHS}"
-SRC_URI:append:corstone500 = " \
-           file://0001-arm-defconfig-drop-CONFIG_SND_SOC_AC97-from-multi_v7.patch \
-           "
 
 #
 # Corstone1000 KMACHINE