diff --git a/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk b/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
index b791ca79d7..12cc5244ee 100644
--- a/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
+++ b/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-ETHTOOL_VERSION = 3.8
+ETHTOOL_VERSION = 3.9
 ETHTOOL_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/software/network/ethtool
 ETHTOOL_LICENSE = GPLv2
 ETHTOOL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING