diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 624d380fe56..1e9f2cb6a65 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ with stdenv.lib;
     CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR y
     CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP y
   ''}
-  DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES y
+  ${optionalString (versionOlder version "4.7") "DEVPTS_MULTIPLE_INSTANCES y"}
   BLK_DEV_THROTTLING y
   CFQ_GROUP_IOSCHED y
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix
index 9a948a68c4c..27e3681fdba 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-testing.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, perl, buildLinux, ... } @ args:
 
 import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
-  version = "4.6-rc6";
-  modDirVersion = "4.6.0-rc6";
-  extraMeta.branch = "4.6";
+  version = "4.7-rc6";
+  modDirVersion = "4.7.0-rc6";
+  extraMeta.branch = "4.7";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://kernel/linux/kernel/v4.x/testing/linux-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "040sk87zdgqsbma5sk1hk4graga8yafh4rn89vkznkwzdlwa3gyx";
+    sha256 = "1kli8m6xkpdp45ryx6aq894q5dvrl1s7h3g1akk0l7xp6grshk8r";
   };
 
   features.iwlwifi = true;