diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/build b/packages/network/dropbear/build
index d881d7f47d..589dc55bf1 100755
--- a/packages/network/dropbear/build
+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/build
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/build toolchain
-$SCRIPTS/build zlib
-
 cd $PKG_BUILD
-
 ./configure --host=$TARGET_NAME \
             --build=$HOST_NAME \
             --prefix=/usr \
@@ -16,5 +12,5 @@ cd $PKG_BUILD
             --enable-shared \
             --disable-shadow \
 
-make
+make MULTI=1
 make scp
diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/install b/packages/network/dropbear/install
index f41b31c639..9c9d752601 100755
--- a/packages/network/dropbear/install
+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/install
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-$SCRIPTS/install zlib
+mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/dropbearmulti $INSTALL/usr/bin/
+    ln -sf dropbearmulti $INSTALL/usr/bin/dbclient
+    ln -sf dropbearmulti $INSTALL/usr/bin/dropbearconvert
+    ln -sf dropbearmulti $INSTALL/usr/bin/dropbearkey
+    ln -sf dropbearmulti $INSTALL/usr/bin/ssh
+  cp $PKG_BUILD/scp $INSTALL/usr/bin
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/sbin
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dropbear $INSTALL/usr/sbin
-
-mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dbclient $INSTALL/usr/bin/ssh
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dropbearconvert $INSTALL/usr/bin
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/dropbearkey $INSTALL/usr/bin
-  cp -PR $PKG_BUILD/scp $INSTALL/usr/bin
+  ln -sf ../bin/dropbearmulti $INSTALL/usr/sbin/dropbear
 
 mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc
   ln -s /storage/.cache/dropbear $INSTALL/etc/dropbear
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diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/meta b/packages/network/dropbear/meta
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fc5ee090b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/dropbear/meta
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+PKG_NAME="dropbear"
+PKG_VERSION="0.52"
+PKG_REV="1"
+PKG_ARCH="any"
+PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
+PKG_SITE="http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html"
+PKG_URL="http://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
+PKG_DEPENDS="zlib"
+PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain zlib"
+PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
+PKG_SECTION="security"
+PKG_SHORTDESC="dropbear: A relatively small SSH 2 server and client"
+PKG_LONGDESC="Dropbear is a relatively small SSH 2 server and client suitable for embedded systems. It runs on a variety of POSIX-based platforms."
+PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
diff --git a/packages/network/dropbear/url b/packages/network/dropbear/url
deleted file mode 100644
index f712b20b22..0000000000
--- a/packages/network/dropbear/url
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-http://sources.openelec.tv/svn/dropbear-0.52.tar.bz2
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