diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/update-zen.py b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/update-zen.py
index a8a363761b10..5fe19ef8cb84 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/update-zen.py
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/update-zen.py
@@ -64,24 +64,24 @@ def update_file(relpath, variant, version, suffix, sha256):
         for line in f:
             result = line
             result = re.sub(
-                fr'^      version = ".+"; #{variant}',
-                f'      version = "{version}"; #{variant}',
+                fr'^      version = ".+"; # {variant}',
+                f'      version = "{version}"; # {variant}',
                 result)
             result = re.sub(
-                fr'^      suffix = ".+"; #{variant}',
-                f'      suffix = "{suffix}"; #{variant}',
+                fr'^      suffix = ".+"; # {variant}',
+                f'      suffix = "{suffix}"; # {variant}',
                 result)
             result = re.sub(
-                fr'^      sha256 = ".+"; #{variant}',
-                f'      sha256 = "{sha256}"; #{variant}',
+                fr'^      sha256 = ".+"; # {variant}',
+                f'      sha256 = "{sha256}"; # {variant}',
                 result)
             print(result, end='')
 
 
 def read_file(relpath, variant):
     file_path = os.path.join(DIR, relpath)
-    re_version = re.compile(fr'^\s*version = "(.+)"; #{variant}')
-    re_suffix = re.compile(fr'^\s*suffix = "(.+)"; #{variant}')
+    re_version = re.compile(fr'^\s*version = "(.+)"; # {variant}')
+    re_suffix = re.compile(fr'^\s*suffix = "(.+)"; # {variant}')
     version = None
     suffix = None
     with fileinput.FileInput(file_path, mode='r') as f:
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
index 2b4a130467ea..de14f7f5d31f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
@@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ let
   variants = {
     # ./update-zen.py zen
     zen = {
-      version = "6.12.2"; # zen
+      version = "6.12.10"; # zen
       suffix = "zen1"; # zen
-      sha256 = "0a6anmfm6495j6lwlywr62ghpwdvbdn54bl5baya5jz7vfqc1ghj"; # zen
+      sha256 = "1kd3bcnhlarnrpl87mrdb5r9k2jdq7m8607ai847dkmncw7q2d1q"; # zen
       isLqx = false;
     };
     # ./update-zen.py lqx
     lqx = {
-      version = "6.12.2"; # lqx
-      suffix = "lqx3"; # lqx
-      sha256 = "18ibc0dz70vxb61mzdhbhbjg0kfxgcsrl3zdki0cqlhcvfxwk19h"; # lqx
+      version = "6.12.10"; # lqx
+      suffix = "lqx1"; # lqx
+      sha256 = "0sg905xdyy9wmjqv6d8p5jr307j767wgk27gzxhq8dnb2dz2yg5v"; # lqx
       isLqx = true;
     };
   };