diff --git a/lfs/linux b/lfs/linux
index 2f260b8e2..feffe0dad 100644
--- a/lfs/linux
+++ b/lfs/linux
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER         = 4.9.52
+VER         = 4.9.53
 RPI_PATCHES = 3.14.79-grsec-ipfire1
 A7M_PATCHES = 3.14.79-grsec-ipfire1
-GRS_PATCHES = grsecurity-3.1-4.9.52-ipfire1.patch.xz
+GRS_PATCHES = grsecurity-3.1-4.9.53-ipfire1.patch.xz
 
 
 THISAPP    = linux-$(VER)
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ rpi-patches-$(RPI_PATCHES).patch.xz		= $(URL_IPFIRE)/rpi-patches-$(RPI_PATCHES).
 arm7-multi-patches-$(A7M_PATCHES).patch.xz	= $(URL_IPFIRE)/arm7-multi-patches-$(A7M_PATCHES).patch.xz
 $(GRS_PATCHES)					= $(URL_IPFIRE)/$(GRS_PATCHES)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5					= 3752317fdacdb9b341ae3e500481eb3a
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5					= 256ed25cd6cab6411bd622f6c72252ca
 rpi-patches-$(RPI_PATCHES).patch.xz_MD5		= a02a7fd54c642c1e3578a00ed22f54f8
 arm7-multi-patches-$(A7M_PATCHES).patch.xz_MD5	= 6c3b11e51caa278dbeacd1e23c2b171b
-$(GRS_PATCHES)_MD5				= 9eecf9502327f1f11fca9dda6c7704f4
+$(GRS_PATCHES)_MD5				= fab7fffb4e1983a991276d1b0a42b24b
 
 
 install : $(TARGET)