diff --git a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-x86-64.yml b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-x86-64.yml
index eb446a9c..d67dc85d 100644
--- a/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-x86-64.yml
+++ b/packages/base/all/vendor-config-onl/src/lib/platform-config-defaults-x86-64.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ default:
       =: kernel-3.16-lts-x86_64-all
       package: onl-kernel-3.16-lts-x86-64-all:amd64
 
+    kernel-4.9: &kernel-4-9
+      =: kernel-4.9-lts-x86_64-all
+      package: onl-kernel-4.9-lts-x86-64-all:amd64
+
     # pick one of the above kernels
     kernel:
       <<: *kernel-3-16
diff --git a/packages/base/amd64/upgrade/builds/Makefile b/packages/base/amd64/upgrade/builds/Makefile
index 2ed56210..3a7d529c 100644
--- a/packages/base/amd64/upgrade/builds/Makefile
+++ b/packages/base/amd64/upgrade/builds/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 include $(ONL)/make/config.amd64.mk
 
 # All amd64 kernels
-KERNELS := $(shell $(ONLPM) --find-file onl-kernel-3.16-lts-x86-64-all:amd64 kernel-3.16-lts-x86_64-all)
+KERNELS := $(shell $(ONLPM) --find-file onl-kernel-3.16-lts-x86-64-all:amd64 kernel-3.16-lts-x86_64-all) \
+	   $(shell $(ONLPM) --find-file onl-kernel-4.9-lts-x86-64-all:amd64 kernel-4.9-lts-x86_64-all)
 
 
 # Loader initrd