diff --git a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
index 4a7c30432..703d4c84f 100644
--- a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
+++ b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # iproute2
 #
 #############################################################
-IPROUTE2_VER:=2.6.14
-IPROUTE2_STAMP:=051107
+IPROUTE2_VER:=2.6.18
+IPROUTE2_STAMP:=061002
 IPROUTE2_SOURCE:=iproute2-$(IPROUTE2_VER)-$(IPROUTE2_STAMP).tar.gz
 IPROUTE2_SITE:=http://developer.osdl.org/dev/iproute2/download/
 IPROUTE2_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/iproute2-$(IPROUTE2_VER)-$(IPROUTE2_STAMP)