diff --git a/patches/defconfig b/patches/defconfig
index 10a35073cf6b92af19052a3b82c4af2b429418d9..72bf63c0b8bc62b4806d5119d550a25e12de6e58 100644
--- a/patches/defconfig
+++ b/patches/defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm 4.4.0-rc6 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm 4.4.0-rc7 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARM_HAS_SG_CHAIN=y
@@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ CONFIG_GPIO_MAX730X=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_GENERIC_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_GPIO_GRGPIO is not set
 CONFIG_GPIO_OMAP=y
-# CONFIG_GPIO_SYSCON is not set
+CONFIG_GPIO_SYSCON=y
 # CONFIG_GPIO_XILINX is not set
 # CONFIG_GPIO_ZEVIO is not set
 # CONFIG_GPIO_ZX is not set
@@ -2751,7 +2751,8 @@ CONFIG_GPIO_ADP5588=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_ADNP=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_MAX7300=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_MAX732X=m
-CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X=m
+CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X=y
+CONFIG_GPIO_PCA953X_IRQ=y
 CONFIG_GPIO_PCF857X=m
 CONFIG_GPIO_SX150X=y
 
diff --git a/patches/defconfig-bone b/patches/defconfig-bone
index 10a35073cf6b92af19052a3b82c4af2b429418d9..3a173f91968a7ac2c97c70b2de944543b1eedfa3 100644
--- a/patches/defconfig-bone
+++ b/patches/defconfig-bone
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm 4.4.0-rc6 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm 4.4.0-rc7 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARM_HAS_SG_CHAIN=y
@@ -4353,6 +4353,7 @@ CONFIG_USB_EZUSB_FX2=m
 CONFIG_USB_HSIC_USB3503=m
 # CONFIG_USB_LINK_LAYER_TEST is not set
 CONFIG_USB_CHAOSKEY=m
+# CONFIG_USB_ONBOARD_DEVICE is not set
 # CONFIG_USB_ATM is not set
 
 #
diff --git a/patches/ref_omap2plus_defconfig b/patches/ref_omap2plus_defconfig
index c70bdf8e9c02fdd37aae5499d433873667689a14..6de732b129a54e623e116b8d3e727320863979bc 100644
--- a/patches/ref_omap2plus_defconfig
+++ b/patches/ref_omap2plus_defconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm 4.4.0-rc6 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm 4.4.0-rc7 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_ARM=y
 CONFIG_ARM_HAS_SG_CHAIN=y
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 38da29187fe1497004204f3f00b3542af740e9e4..d559be71cde14cc39b6cb468a85a14d85da5a2f3 100644
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ toolchain="gcc_linaro_gnueabihf_5"
 
 #Kernel/Build
 KERNEL_REL=4.4
-KERNEL_TAG=${KERNEL_REL}-rc6
+KERNEL_TAG=${KERNEL_REL}-rc7
 BUILD=bone0
 kernel_rt=".X-rtY"