diff --git a/lustre/ChangeLog b/lustre/ChangeLog
index 46837e08495162f02d1913f19e64286b8f7e94e2..68d3faea892219743992dae03789be51340939df 100644
--- a/lustre/ChangeLog
+++ b/lustre/ChangeLog
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         2.6.5-7.287.3 (SLES 9),
         2.6.9-55.0.12.EL (RHEL 4),
         2.6.16.54-0.2.3 (SLES 10),
-        2.6.18-53.EL5 (RHEL 5).
+        2.6.18-53.1.4.el5 (RHEL 5).
         2.6.18.8 vanilla (kernel.org)
        * Client support for unpatched kernels:
         (see http://wiki.lustre.org/index.php?title=Patchless_Client)
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
        * Recommended e2fsprogs version: 1.40.2-cfs5
        * Note that reiserfs quotas are disabled on SLES 10 in this kernel.
 
+Severity   : enhancement
+Bugzilla   : 14368
+Description: Update to RHEL5 latest kernel-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.
+
 Severity   : normal
 Bugzilla   : 14136
 Description: make mgs_setparam() handle fsname containing dash
diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in b/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in
index a74894fee021e5f7864c89fdba696bf393b2cb69..473f3f7415ccf45a7a137f24b89825855114f9b4 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.el5"
+lnxrel="53.1.4.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 f08763e3619f14dc58cf2310d5cc83b9da42a390..04cb2cea08e640770c440c6d9e80bd27da062b95 100644
--- a/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SUPPORTED KERNELS:
 2.6-suse-newer        SLES9: 2.6.5-7.287.3      extra patches for SLES9 after SP1
 2.6-rhel4             RHEL4: 2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
 2.6-sles10            SLES10: 2.6.16.54-0.2.3
-2.6-rhel5.series      RHEL5: 2.6.18-53.el5
+2.6-rhel5.series      RHEL5: 2.6.18-53.1.4.el5
 2.6.18-vanilla.series kernel.org: 2.6.18.8
 
 CLIENT SUPPORT FOR UNPATCHED KERNELS: