diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
index 7aee2705a14..673ad95f375 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/ci/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ vmware-vmx-piglit:x86_64:
     DEVICE_TYPE: x86
     BOOT_METHOD: ipxe
     KERNEL_REPO: "blu/linux"
-    EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TAG: "5bcf90d2a"
+    EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TAG: "5651a4c8b"
     KERNEL_IMAGE_BASE: "https://${S3_HOST}/mesa-lava/${KERNEL_REPO}/${EXTERNAL_KERNEL_TAG}"