diff --git a/package/alessandro/vlan/multi-line-string-fix.patch b/package/alessandro/vlan/multi-line-string-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58c4868ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/alessandro/vlan/multi-line-string-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+--- vlan/vconfig.c.orig	2004-03-27 10:52:29.000000000 +0100
++++ vlan/vconfig.c	2004-03-27 10:53:35.000000000 +0100
+@@ -37,31 +37,30 @@
+ 
+ 
+ static char* usage = 
+-      "
+-Usage: add             [interface-name] [vlan_id]
+-       rem             [vlan-name]
+-       set_flag        [interface-name] [flag-num]       [0 | 1]
+-       set_egress_map  [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos]
+-       set_ingress_map [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos]
+-       set_name_type   [name-type]
+-
+-* The [interface-name] is the name of the ethernet card that hosts
+-  the VLAN you are talking about.
+-* The vlan_id is the identifier (0-4095) of the VLAN you are operating on.
+-* skb_priority is the priority in the socket buffer (sk_buff).
+-* vlan_qos is the 3 bit priority in the VLAN header
+-* name-type:  VLAN_PLUS_VID (vlan0005), VLAN_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD (vlan5),
+-              DEV_PLUS_VID (eth0.0005), DEV_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD (eth0.5)
+-* bind-type:  PER_DEVICE  # Allows vlan 5 on eth0 and eth1 to be unique.
+-              PER_KERNEL  # Forces vlan 5 to be unique across all devices.
+-* FLAGS:  1 REORDER_HDR  When this is set, the VLAN device will move the
+-            ethernet header around to make it look exactly like a real
+-            ethernet device.  This may help programs such as DHCPd which
+-            read the raw ethernet packet and make assumptions about the
+-            location of bytes.  If you don't need it, don't turn it on, because
+-            there will be at least a small performance degradation.  Default
+-            is OFF.
+-";
++"\n"
++"Usage: add             [interface-name] [vlan_id]\n"
++"       rem             [vlan-name]\n"
++"       set_flag        [interface-name] [flag-num]       [0 | 1]\n"
++"       set_egress_map  [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos]\n"
++"       set_ingress_map [vlan-name]      [skb_priority]   [vlan_qos]\n"
++"       set_name_type   [name-type]\n"
++"\n"
++"* The [interface-name] is the name of the ethernet card that hosts\n"
++"  the VLAN you are talking about.\n"
++"* The vlan_id is the identifier (0-4095) of the VLAN you are operating on.\n"
++"* skb_priority is the priority in the socket buffer (sk_buff).\n"
++"* vlan_qos is the 3 bit priority in the VLAN header\n"
++"* name-type:  VLAN_PLUS_VID (vlan0005), VLAN_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD (vlan5),\n"
++"              DEV_PLUS_VID (eth0.0005), DEV_PLUS_VID_NO_PAD (eth0.5)\n"
++"* bind-type:  PER_DEVICE  # Allows vlan 5 on eth0 and eth1 to be unique.\n"
++"              PER_KERNEL  # Forces vlan 5 to be unique across all devices.\n"
++"* FLAGS:  1 REORDER_HDR  When this is set, the VLAN device will move the\n"
++"            ethernet header around to make it look exactly like a real\n"
++"            ethernet device.  This may help programs such as DHCPd which\n"
++"            read the raw ethernet packet and make assumptions about the\n"
++"            location of bytes.  If you don't need it, don't turn it on, because\n"
++"            there will be at least a small performance degradation.  Default\n"
++"            is OFF.\n";
+ 
+ void show_usage() {
+    fprintf(stdout,usage);