diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index 5a925284ed..7edb5793fc 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -364,8 +364,8 @@ It has been modified to remove all non-free binary blobs.")
 
 (define %intel-compatible-systems '("x86_64-linux" "i686-linux"))
 
-(define %linux-libre-version "4.12.4")
-(define %linux-libre-hash "13c6ka4fhzi41bjlssbkz84hkag7knqpvfyp2jjhm3wm25r4lhw8")
+(define %linux-libre-version "4.12.5")
+(define %linux-libre-hash "0kybil1h07fwl9rb0rvmp0w356hi2v1azw603r18vh9x93i8b8xi")
 
 (define-public linux-libre
   (make-linux-libre %linux-libre-version