diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ To build the kernel:
 
 # Clone the Cloud Hypervisor Linux branch
 $ pushd $CLOUDH
-$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/linux.git -b virtio-fs-virtio-iommu-virtio-mem-5.6-rc4 linux-cloud-hypervisor
+$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cloud-hypervisor/linux.git -b ch-5.12 linux-cloud-hypervisor
 $ pushd linux-cloud-hypervisor
 
 # Use the cloud-hypervisor kernel config to build your kernel