diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
index a332aad14..38645b72f 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.c
@@ -1297,6 +1297,9 @@ int kenwood_set_split_vfo(RIG *rig, vfo_t vfo, split_t split, vfo_t txvfo)
         {
             RETURNFUNC(retval);
         }
+        rig->state.cache.split = split;
+        rig->state.cache.split_vfo = txvfo;
+        elapsed_ms(&rig->state.cache.time_split, HAMLIB_ELAPSED_SET);
 
     /* Split off means Rx and Tx are the same */
     if (split == RIG_SPLIT_OFF)
diff --git a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
index f23cd2cdc..8ecaed878 100644
--- a/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
+++ b/rigs/kenwood/kenwood.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "token.h"
 #include "misc.h"
 
-#define BACKEND_VER "20211102"
+#define BACKEND_VER "20211109"
 
 #define EOM_KEN ';'
 #define EOM_TH '\r'