diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
index 459c83f5c2..db9cfec497 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ do_image_wic[depends] += "mtools-native:do_populate_sysroot dosfstools-native:do
 SERIAL_CONSOLES ?= "115200;ttyS0 115200;ttyO0 115200;ttyAMA0"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "6.6%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "6.12%"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "zImage"
 DTB_FILES = "am335x-bone.dtb am335x-boneblack.dtb am335x-bonegreen.dtb"
diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_6.12.bbappend b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_6.12.bbappend
index 97e512fbc5..768f100067 100644
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_6.12.bbappend
+++ b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_6.12.bbappend
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:genericarm64 = "genericarm64"
+COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:beaglebone-yocto = "beaglebone-yocto"
+
+KMACHINE:beaglebone-yocto ?= "beaglebone"
 
 # Incorporate fixes post 6.12.3
 SRCREV_meta:genericarm64 = "9ee4baec963b10d213c060622fce6d2b34166f40"