diff --git a/board/qemu/x86/linux-3.2.config b/board/qemu/x86/linux-3.3.config
similarity index 100%
rename from board/qemu/x86/linux-3.2.config
rename to board/qemu/x86/linux-3.3.config
diff --git a/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt b/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt
index c06d24faae..4ba6607f31 100644
--- a/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt
+++ b/board/qemu/x86/readme.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Run the emulation with:
 
-  qemu-system-x86_64 -M pc -kernel output/images/bzImage -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=ide -append root=/dev/sda
+  qemu-system-i386 -M pc -kernel output/images/bzImage -drive file=output/images/rootfs.ext2,if=ide -append root=/dev/sda
 
 The login prompt will appear in the graphical window.
diff --git a/configs/qemu_x86_defconfig b/configs/qemu_x86_defconfig
index d20850a7f3..5d0e23b996 100644
--- a/configs/qemu_x86_defconfig
+++ b/configs/qemu_x86_defconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_EXT2=y
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.2.6"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="3.3"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/x86/linux-3.2.config"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="board/qemu/x86/linux-3.3.config"