diff --git a/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf b/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf
index 681ff1079..fa6111ba8 100644
--- a/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf
+++ b/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.conf
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ ipr2_pm() {
 	chmod +x $sbindir/dumpnetcfg
 }
 
-# check when updating package
-# remove when author regains mental sanity
-srcdir=iproute2-050124
-
 runconf=0
 makeopt="KERNEL_INCLUDE=$root/usr/include"
 makeinstopt="SBINDIR=/sbin DESTDIR=$root install"
diff --git a/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.desc b/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.desc
index a637eff56..3f977a6ad 100644
--- a/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.desc
+++ b/package/base/iproute2/iproute2.desc
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 2.6.10-ss050124
+[V] 2.6.14-051107
 [P] X -X---5---9 191.000
 
-[D] 815360194 iproute2-2.6.10-ss050124.tar.gz http://developer.osdl.org/dev/iproute2/download/
+[D] 3640966376 iproute2-2.6.14-051107.tar.gz http://developer.osdl.org/dev/iproute2/download/