diff --git a/nongnu/packages/linux.scm b/nongnu/packages/linux.scm
index 35d32ec..3ee049f 100644
--- a/nongnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/nongnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@
      "The unmodified Linux kernel, including nonfree blobs, for running Guix
 System on hardware which requires nonfree software to function.")))
 
+(define-public linux-5.6
+  (corrupt-linux linux-libre-5.6 "5.6.2"
+                 "1fdmcx5fk9wq9yx6vvnw76nvdysbvm83cik1dj1d67lw6bc92k9d"))
+
 (define-public linux-5.4
   (corrupt-linux linux-libre-5.4 "5.4.30"
                  "1vwx6j87pkfyq68chng1hy0c85hpc2byabiv1pcikrmw07vpip8i"))