diff --git a/lustre/ChangeLog b/lustre/ChangeLog
index 83161b71430ec50de9f23a44cd64dee946478ffe..21b07660c87c7d032bb4138b72b45fb1621a5334 100644
--- a/lustre/ChangeLog
+++ b/lustre/ChangeLog
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ tbd Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 	 2.6.5-7.311 (SLES 9),
 	 2.6.9-67.0.15.EL (RHEL 4),
 	 2.6.16.54-0.2.5 (SLES 10),
-	 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 (RHEL 5),
+         2.6.18-53.1.19.el5 (RHEL 5),
 	 2.6.22.14 vanilla (kernel.org)
 	* Client support for unpatched kernels:
 	  (see http://wiki.lustre.org/index.php?title=Patchless_Client)
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ tbd Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 	  	'tunefs.lustre --param="mdt.quota_type=ug1" $MDTDEV'.
 	  For more information, please refer to bugzilla 13904.
 
+Severity   : enhancement
+Bugzilla   : 15741
+Description: Update to RHEL5 kernel-2.6.18-53.1.19.el5.
+
 Severity   : enhancement
 Bugzilla   : 15742
 Description: Update to RHEL4 kernel-2.6.9-67.0.15.
diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in b/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in
index 90df0f944509db9096e70e8ee08b2795d28b3a79..bca6ca7278e0795fa80f1420b5b25e4a5ccd675a 100644
--- a/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lnxmaj="2.6.18"
-lnxrel="53.1.14.el5"
+lnxrel="53.1.19.el5"
 
 KERNEL=linux-${lnxmaj}-${lnxrel}.tar.bz2
 SERIES=2.6-rhel5.series
diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch b/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
index 3d5e7fc85e8a7ace45b2ba516430988afc3ae516..d49f66359f1ca2bad93509de1f4302171151f97b 100644
--- a/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SUPPORTED KERNELS:
 2.6-suse-newer        SLES9: 2.6.5-7.311       extra patches for SLES9 after SP1
 2.6-rhel4             RHEL4: 2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
 2.6-sles10            SLES10: 2.6.16.54-0.2.5
-2.6-rhel5             RHEL5: 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5
+2.6-rhel5             RHEL5: 2.6.18-53.1.19.el5
 2.6.18-vanilla        kernel.org: 2.6.18.8
 2.6.22-vanilla        kernel.org: 2.6.22.14