diff --git a/device-comet.mk b/device-comet.mk
index e960d34..8bbd1e1 100644
--- a/device-comet.mk
+++ b/device-comet.mk
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ RELEASE_GOOGLE_PRODUCT_BOOTLOADER_DIR := bootloader/$(RELEASE_GOOGLE_BOOTLOADER_
 $(call soong_config_set,comet_bootloader,prebuilt_dir,$(RELEASE_GOOGLE_BOOTLOADER_COMET_DIR))
 
 
+TARGET_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION ?= 6.1
 ifdef RELEASE_GOOGLE_COMET_KERNEL_DIR
 TARGET_KERNEL_DIR ?= $(RELEASE_GOOGLE_COMET_KERNEL_DIR)
 TARGET_BOARD_KERNEL_HEADERS ?= $(RELEASE_GOOGLE_COMET_KERNEL_DIR)/kernel-headers