diff --git a/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf b/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
index f09a7fc..400f16d 100644
--- a/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/angstrom-next.conf
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ IMAGE_LINGUAS ?= '${@base_less_or_equal("ROOT_FLASH_SIZE", "16", "", "en-us", d)
 FEED_BASEPATH = "feeds/core/${ANGSTROM_PKG_FORMAT}/${TCLIBC}/"
 
 #This is unrelated to the kernel version, but userspace apps (e.g. udev/systemd) require a recent version to build against
-LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION ?= "3.7%"
+LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION ?= "3.8%"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers = "${LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-libc-headers-native = "${LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION}"
 PREFERRED_VERSION_nativesdk-linux-libc-headers = "${LINUX_LIBC_HEADERS_VERSION}"