diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index cc770244ed..fed4ad2d14 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ corresponding UPSTREAM-SOURCE (an origin), using the given DEBLOB-SCRIPTS."
                              (%upstream-linux-source version hash)
                              deblob-scripts-4.9)))
 
-(define-public linux-libre-4.4-version "4.4.277")
+(define-public linux-libre-4.4-version "4.4.278")
 (define deblob-scripts-4.4
   (linux-libre-deblob-scripts
    linux-libre-4.4-version
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ corresponding UPSTREAM-SOURCE (an origin), using the given DEBLOB-SCRIPTS."
    (base32 "0hhin1jpfkd6nwrb6xqxjzl3hdxy4pn8a15hy2d3d83yw6pflbsf")))
 (define-public linux-libre-4.4-pristine-source
   (let ((version linux-libre-4.4-version)
-        (hash (base32 "1m5zkssh523f15fvy80rcvfwqzdkldz3jhny6vbaj8q0zvk3w5r5")))
+        (hash (base32 "1r2sbxn8finzcg72ds5dyh4578vv2s5zwylq3b3xyw3hzr4swn4f")))
     (make-linux-libre-source version
                              (%upstream-linux-source version hash)
                              deblob-scripts-4.4)))