diff --git a/net/ethtool/Makefile b/net/ethtool/Makefile
index a3924f4a5..1a0d832b6 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/Makefile
+++ b/net/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ethtool
-PKG_VERSION:=3.18
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=4.0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@universe-factory.net>
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/software/network/ethtool
-PKG_MD5SUM:=fbf1a167b88a5966a2c56a2483af68c6
+PKG_MD5SUM:=37c77b02556255e4122c3636f75a8646
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING