diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig
index 72d65783381..7106c30f72b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/files/x86_64-dotconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86_64 3.1.0-rc1 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86_64 3.1.0-rc3 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_64BIT=y
 # CONFIG_X86_32 is not set
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD=y
 CONFIG_STOP_MACHINE=y
 CONFIG_BLOCK=y
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSG=y
+# CONFIG_BLK_DEV_BSGLIB is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_INTEGRITY is not set
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_THROTTLING is not set
 CONFIG_BLOCK_COMPAT=y
@@ -1347,6 +1348,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DAC960=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UMEM=m
 # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_COW_COMMON is not set
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP_MIN_COUNT=8
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CRYPTOLOOP=m
 CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DRBD=m
 # CONFIG_DRBD_FAULT_INJECTION is not set
@@ -3746,6 +3748,7 @@ CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE=y
 CONFIG_SND_AC97_POWER_SAVE_DEFAULT=1
 CONFIG_SND_SB_COMMON=m
 CONFIG_SND_SB16_DSP=m
+CONFIG_SND_TEA575X=m
 CONFIG_SND_PCI=y
 CONFIG_SND_AD1889=m
 CONFIG_SND_ALS300=m
@@ -3795,7 +3798,6 @@ CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT=y
 # CONFIG_SND_ES1968_RADIO is not set
 CONFIG_SND_FM801=m
 CONFIG_SND_FM801_TEA575X_BOOL=y
-CONFIG_SND_TEA575X=m
 CONFIG_SND_HDA_INTEL=m
 CONFIG_SND_HDA_PREALLOC_SIZE=64
 CONFIG_SND_HDA_HWDEP=y
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 194a247bb6b..2c8fef3a6ac 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 _kernel_snapshot=yes
 _kernel_ver=3.1
 _kernel_ver_minor=0
-_kernel_patch_ver=rc1
+_kernel_patch_ver=rc3
 
 . ${XBPS_SRCPKGDIR}/kernel/template
 # Reset some stuff.
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_ver_minor}${_kernel_patch_ver}
 short_desc="The Linux kernel (3.x series) and modules"
 wrksrc="linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v3.0/testing/linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=41530e525457972d5f7e0744c0e7bce2c3fa5681596faed28890147b0dfca312
+checksum=261244ebc0aead0231b2589509d25d3cfa835c38b89206ea11ec3195b9bac64f
 subpackages="$pkgname-headers"
 noverifyrdeps=yes