diff --git a/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk b/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
index 53bbb6776e..d3f578c7e8 100644
--- a/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
+++ b/package/ethtool/ethtool.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 #############################################################
 
-ETHTOOL_VERSION = 2.6.38
+ETHTOOL_VERSION = 2.6.39
 ETHTOOL_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/software/network/ethtool/
 
 $(eval $(call AUTOTARGETS,package,ethtool))