diff --git a/testing/testing.conf b/testing/testing.conf
index 595fd9667..10e1819a7 100644
--- a/testing/testing.conf
+++ b/testing/testing.conf
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ fi
 : ${TESTDIR=/srv/strongswan-testing}
 
 # Kernel configuration
-: ${KERNELVERSION=4.15}
+: ${KERNELVERSION=4.15.7}
 : ${KERNEL=linux-$KERNELVERSION}
 : ${KERNELTARBALL=$KERNEL.tar.xz}
 : ${KERNELCONFIG=$DIR/../config/kernel/config-4.15}
-: ${KERNELPATCH=ha-4.14-abicompat.patch.bz2}
+: ${KERNELPATCH=ha-4.15-abicompat.patch.bz2}
 
 # strongSwan version used in tests
 : ${SWANVERSION=5.6.2}