diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-5.9.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-5.9.nix
index c32ee2844f9..e71044b0d96 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-5.9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-5.9.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 with stdenv.lib;
 
 buildLinux (args // rec {
-  version = "5.9.11";
+  version = "5.9.12";
 
   # modDirVersion needs to be x.y.z, will automatically add .0 if needed
   modDirVersion = if (modDirVersionArg == null) then concatStringsSep "." (take 3 (splitVersion "${version}.0")) else modDirVersionArg;
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ buildLinux (args // rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://kernel/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0q6jlnigyjjnnxw6l724zv8acgs95s3pafabz4l9jrhhlijhmcjy";
+    sha256 = "1gfrn3sz3h4cbsf3r8f9jxja400qsmbrk8sclk4cjx1l5qcmczyr";
   };
 } // (args.argsOverride or {}))