diff --git a/net/ipsec-tools/Makefile b/net/ipsec-tools/Makefile
index a1ba11761..ae9c83c00 100644
--- a/net/ipsec-tools/Makefile
+++ b/net/ipsec-tools/Makefile
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ipsec-tools
 PKG_VERSION:=0.8.2
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_MAINTAINER := "Noah Meyerhans <frodo@morgul.net>"
 PKG_LICENSE := BSD-3-Clause
 
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/ipsec-tools/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc
-	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/racoon/samples/racoon.conf $(1)/etc/
-	$(SED) 's|@sysconfdir_x@|/etc|g' $(1)/etc/racoon.conf
+	$(INSTALL_CONF) ./files/racoon.conf $(1)/etc/racoon.conf
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/racoon
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/src/racoon/samples/psk.txt $(1)/etc/racoon/
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/init.d
diff --git a/net/ipsec-tools/files/racoon.conf b/net/ipsec-tools/files/racoon.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c05bcd34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/ipsec-tools/files/racoon.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Simple racoon.conf
+# 
+# Refer to http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/vpn.ipsec.basics.racoon for
+# details about configuring racoon in OpenWRT.
+#
+# Also read the Linux IPSEC Howto up at 
+# http://www.ipsec-howto.org/t1.html 
+#
+# Manual pages for ipsec-tools are not included with OpenWRT. Refer to
+# the following locations to view them online:
+# http://linux.die.net/man/8/racoon
+# http://linux.die.net/man/5/racoon.conf
+# http://linux.die.net/man/8/setkey
+#
+
+log notify;
+path pre_shared_key "/etc/racoon/psk.txt";
+path certificate "/etc/racoon/certs";
+
+#remote 172.31.1.1 {
+#        exchange_mode main,aggressive;
+#        proposal {
+#                encryption_algorithm 3des;
+#                hash_algorithm sha1;
+#                authentication_method pre_shared_key;
+#                dh_group modp1024;
+#        }
+#        generate_policy off;
+#}
+# 
+#sainfo address 192.168.203.10[any] any address 192.168.22.0/24[any] any {
+#        pfs_group modp768;
+#        encryption_algorithm 3des;
+#        authentication_algorithm hmac_md5;
+#        compression_algorithm deflate;
+#}