diff --git a/libs/gnutls/Config.in b/libs/gnutls/Config.in
index 53b698583..59ca00f8f 100644
--- a/libs/gnutls/Config.in
+++ b/libs/gnutls/Config.in
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config GNUTLS_PSK
 
 config GNUTLS_ANON
 	bool "enable anonymous authentication support"
-	default n
+	default y
 
 config GNUTLS_PKCS11
 	bool "enable smart card (PKCS11) support"
diff --git a/libs/gnutls/Makefile b/libs/gnutls/Makefile
index 01531e03f..a77d91e85 100644
--- a/libs/gnutls/Makefile
+++ b/libs/gnutls/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=gnutls
 PKG_VERSION:=3.2.17
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 PKG_USE_MIPS16:=0
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz