diff --git a/package/iptables/Makefile b/package/iptables/Makefile
index 747cba3ecd..7c3d4b385e 100644
--- a/package/iptables/Makefile
+++ b/package/iptables/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=iptables
 PKG_VERSION:=1.4.4
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_MD5SUM:=08cd9196881657ea0615d926334cb7e9
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2