diff --git a/net/etherwake/Makefile b/net/etherwake/Makefile
index c8d06703f..7343adc0d 100644
--- a/net/etherwake/Makefile
+++ b/net/etherwake/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/e/etherwake
 PKG_MD5SUM:=628e8b2a28d47f262e4c26c989402a59
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).orig
-PKG_CHECK_FORMAT_SECURITY:=0
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
diff --git a/net/etherwake/patches/110-format_security_fix.patch b/net/etherwake/patches/110-format_security_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e937fb341
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/etherwake/patches/110-format_security_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+--- a/ether-wake.c
++++ b/ether-wake.c
+@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 		case 'D': debug++;			break;
+ 		case 'i': ifname = optarg;	break;
+ 		case 'p': get_wol_pw(optarg); break;
+-		case 'u': printf(usage_msg); return 0;
++		case 'u': printf("%s\n", usage_msg); return 0;
+ 		case 'v': verbose++;		break;
+ 		case 'V': do_version++;		break;
+ 		case '?':
+@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	if (verbose || do_version)
+ 		printf("%s\n", version_msg);
+ 	if (errflag) {
+-		fprintf(stderr, brief_usage_msg);
++		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", brief_usage_msg);
+ 		return 3;
+ 	}