diff --git a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
index 3c52441f4c..f5466f3a96 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/conntrack-tools/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ PKG_MAINTAINER:=Jo-Philipp Wich <jow@openwrt.org>
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 
+TAR_OPTIONS += --exclude='*.rej'
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/conntrack-tools