diff --git a/packages/network/ethtool/meta b/packages/network/ethtool/meta
index c18dede8b9..32de4f6ed9 100644
--- a/packages/network/ethtool/meta
+++ b/packages/network/ethtool/meta
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ PKG_SECTION="network"
 PKG_SHORTDESC="ethtool: Display or change ethernet card settings"
 PKG_LONGDESC="Ethtool is used for querying settings of an ethernet device and changing them."
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
+
+PKG_AUTORECONF="yes"