diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 5adb2cc17364..12fb6b56f2ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ in {
   });
 
   packageAliases = {
-    linux_default = packages.linux_5_10;
+    linux_default = packages.linux_5_15;
     # Update this when adding the newest kernel major version!
     linux_latest = packages.linux_5_15;
     linux_mptcp = packages.linux_mptcp_95;