diff --git a/package/wireless_tools/Config.in b/package/wireless_tools/Config.in
index 74786d883e..1d83cb5a5a 100644
--- a/package/wireless_tools/Config.in
+++ b/package/wireless_tools/Config.in
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS
 	bool "wireless tools"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_IWCONFIG if \
+		!BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_IFRENAME && \
 		!BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_LIB
 	help
 	  A collection of tools to configure wireless lan cards.
@@ -16,6 +17,11 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_IWCONFIG
 	  Build and install the iwconfig, iwlist, iwspy, iwpriv, and
 	  iwgetid tools.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_IFRENAME
+	bool "Install ifrename"
+	help
+	  Build and install the ifrename tool
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_LIB
 	bool "Install shared library"
 	depends on !BR2_STATIC_LIBS
diff --git a/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk b/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk
index 3e55eda600..90c9286688 100644
--- a/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk
+++ b/package/wireless_tools/wireless_tools.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ WIRELESS_TOOLS_BUILD_TARGETS = iwmulticall
 WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGETS = install-iwmulticall
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_IFRENAME),y)
+WIRELESS_TOOLS_BUILD_TARGETS += ifrename
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_LIB),y)
 WIRELESS_TOOLS_BUILD_TARGETS += libiw.so.$(WIRELESS_TOOLS_VERSION_MAJOR)
 WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGETS += install-dynamic
@@ -37,8 +41,11 @@ define WIRELESS_TOOLS_BUILD_CMDS
 endef
 
 define WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)" LDCONFIG=/bin/true \
-		$(WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGETS)
+	$(if $(WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGETS),
+		$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) PREFIX="$(TARGET_DIR)" \
+			LDCONFIG=/bin/true $(WIRELESS_TOOLS_INSTALL_TARGETS))
+	$(if $(BR2_PACKAGE_WIRELESS_TOOLS_IFRENAME),
+		$(INSTALL) -D -m 755 $(@D)/ifrename $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/ifrename)
 endef
 
 $(eval $(generic-package))