diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/i386-dotconfig b/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/i386-dotconfig
index 771b5ae6d6c..c10dc611a23 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/i386-dotconfig
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/i386-dotconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/i386 6.8.0 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/i386 6.8.1 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (GCC) 13.2.0"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -506,6 +506,7 @@ CONFIG_PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION=y
 CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
 CONFIG_RETHUNK=y
 # CONFIG_GDS_FORCE_MITIGATION is not set
+CONFIG_MITIGATION_RFDS=y
 
 #
 # Power management and ACPI options
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/x86_64-dotconfig b/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/x86_64-dotconfig
index 3d5af80e887..a845d5040f5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/x86_64-dotconfig
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.8/files/x86_64-dotconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86_64 6.8.0 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86_64 6.8.1 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (GCC) 13.2.0"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_IBRS_ENTRY=y
 CONFIG_CPU_SRSO=y
 CONFIG_SLS=y
 # CONFIG_GDS_FORCE_MITIGATION is not set
+CONFIG_MITIGATION_RFDS=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ADD_PAGES=y
 
 #
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.8/template b/srcpkgs/linux6.8/template
index e1c125d28d5..d060a08f883 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.8/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux6.8'
 pkgname=linux6.8
-version=6.8.0
+version=6.8.1
 revision=1
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ if [ "${version##*.}" != 0 ]; then
 	skip_extraction="patch-${version}.xz"
 fi
 
-checksum=c969dea4e8bb6be991bbf7c010ba0e0a5643a3a8d8fb0a2aaa053406f1e965f3
+checksum="c969dea4e8bb6be991bbf7c010ba0e0a5643a3a8d8fb0a2aaa053406f1e965f3
+ dfdfbf3045be48db3b99038a72eb2e6906a31dc11672230b4f45597de2e8cf11"
 python_version=3
 
 # XXX Restrict archs until a proper <arch>-dotconfig is available in FILESDIR.