diff --git a/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile b/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile
index 5bd3bd89cc..6d3305b5ad 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=iproute2
 PKG_VERSION:=4.19.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=5
+PKG_RELEASE:=6
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/linux/utils/net/iproute2
diff --git a/package/network/utils/iproute2/patches/002-tc-fix-xtables-incorrect-usage-of-LDFLAGS.patch b/package/network/utils/iproute2/patches/002-tc-fix-xtables-incorrect-usage-of-LDFLAGS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5981360a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/network/utils/iproute2/patches/002-tc-fix-xtables-incorrect-usage-of-LDFLAGS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From 6ddb36c3a9686df1cca2f4d06518395f1eb9d5cc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Syrone Wong <wong.syrone@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 19:35:08 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] tc: fix xtables incorrect usage of LDFLAGS
+
+The incorrect setting of LDFLAGS causes error below:
+
+> em_ipt.o: In function `em_ipt_print_epot':
+> em_ipt.c:(.text.em_ipt_print_epot+0x2e): undefined reference to
+> `xtables_init_all'
+
+em_ipt.c gets involved when TC_CONFIG_XT=y, which requires xtables,
+while tc/Makefile doesn't pass flags correctly. It adds '-lxtables'
+to LDFLAGS instead of LDLIBS.
+
+Fixes: dd296215 ("tc: add em_ipt ematch for calling xtables matches from tc matching context")
+
+Signed-off-by: Syrone Wong <wong.syrone@gmail.com>
+Acked-by: Eyal Birger <eyal.birger@gmail.com>
+Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
+---
+ tc/Makefile | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+--- a/tc/Makefile
++++ b/tc/Makefile
+@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ em_ipset.o: CFLAGS += $$($(PKG_CONFIG) x
+ em_ipt.o: CFLAGS += $$($(PKG_CONFIG) xtables --cflags)
+ 
+ ifeq ($(TC_CONFIG_XT),y)
+-  LDFLAGS += $$($(PKG_CONFIG) xtables --libs)
++  LDLIBS += $$($(PKG_CONFIG) xtables --libs)
+ endif
+ 
+ %.yacc.c: %.y