diff --git a/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk b/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
index 95ea244f2a..5d3de4b8bc 100644
--- a/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
+++ b/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-ETHTOOL_VERSION=3
-ETHTOOL_SOURCE=ethtool-$(ETHTOOL_VERSION).tar.gz
-ETHTOOL_SITE=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gkernel/
-ETHTOOL_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR)/ethtool-$(ETHTOOL_VERSION)
+ETHTOOL_VERSION:=6
+ETHTOOL_SOURCE:=ethtool-$(ETHTOOL_VERSION).tar.gz
+ETHTOOL_SITE:=http://$(BR2_SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR).dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/gkernel/
+ETHTOOL_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/ethtool-$(ETHTOOL_VERSION)
 ETHTOOL_CAT:=$(ZCAT)
 
 $(DL_DIR)/$(ETHTOOL_SOURCE):