diff --git a/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile b/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile
index 5b2f4e1f8a9..69bbb0237df 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=iptables
 PKG_VERSION:=1.8.7
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_RELEASE:=3
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://netfilter.org/projects/iptables/files
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2