diff --git a/net/ethtool/Config.in b/net/ethtool/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7ec55536e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ethtool/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+menu "Configuration"
+	depends on PACKAGE_ethtool
+
+	config ETHTOOL_PRETTY_DUMP
+		bool "Enable pretty printing"
+
+endmenu
diff --git a/net/ethtool/Makefile b/net/ethtool/Makefile
index 5ffb8253c..818a011ff 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/Makefile
+++ b/net/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ethtool
 PKG_VERSION:=3.18
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1
 
+PKG_CONFIG_DEPENDS:=ETHTOOL_PRETTY_DUMP
+
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 define Package/ethtool
@@ -37,6 +39,16 @@ define Package/ethtool/description
  network interface
 endef
 
+define Package/ethtool/config
+	source "$(SOURCE)/Config.in
+endef
+
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ETHTOOL_PRETTY_DUMP),y)
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-pretty-dump
+else
+CONFIGURE_ARGS += --disable-pretty-dump
+endif
+
 define Package/ethtool/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ethtool $(1)/usr/sbin