diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/apex/Makefile b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/apex/Makefile
index fdb2a054e6..d6c4c4a0c2 100644
--- a/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/apex/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/apex/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=apex
 PKG_VERSION:=1.5.14
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
diff --git a/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/apex/patches/150-limit_ram_to_64mb.patch b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/apex/patches/150-limit_ram_to_64mb.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79ecd9759b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/ixp4xx/image/apex/patches/150-limit_ram_to_64mb.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- apex-1.5.13/src/mach-ixp42x/slugos-nslu2-armeb_config~	2008-11-28 14:05:56.905634749 +0000
++++ apex-1.5.13/src/mach-ixp42x/slugos-nslu2-armeb_config	2008-12-06 13:15:49.857504031 +0000
+@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
+ CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_KERNEL_COPY=y
+ # CONFIG_ENV_REGION_KERNEL_SWAP is not set
+ CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_PREFIX_P=y
+-CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_PREFIX="sdram-init; memscan -u 0+256m"
++CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_PREFIX="sdram-init; memscan -u 0+64m"
+ 
+ #
+ #    Regions
+--- apex-1.5.13/src/mach-ixp42x/slugos-nslu2-16mb-armeb_config~	2008-11-28 14:05:56.905634749 +0000
++++ apex-1.5.13/src/mach-ixp42x/slugos-nslu2-16mb-armeb_config	2008-12-06 13:17:41.311867740 +0000
+@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
+ CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_KERNEL_COPY=y
+ # CONFIG_ENV_REGION_KERNEL_SWAP is not set
+ CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_PREFIX_P=y
+-CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_PREFIX="sdram-init; memscan -u 0+256m"
++CONFIG_ENV_STARTUP_PREFIX="sdram-init; memscan -u 0+64m"
+ 
+ #
+ #    Regions