diff --git a/net/shadowsocks-libev/Makefile b/net/shadowsocks-libev/Makefile
index 9578dc4e6..dd26e2078 100644
--- a/net/shadowsocks-libev/Makefile
+++ b/net/shadowsocks-libev/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 #
 PKG_NAME:=shadowsocks-libev
 PKG_VERSION:=3.0.8
-PKG_RELEASE:=15
+PKG_RELEASE:=16
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/releases/download/v$(PKG_VERSION)
diff --git a/net/shadowsocks-libev/files/ss-rules b/net/shadowsocks-libev/files/ss-rules
index 29de59538..b0a30606e 100755
--- a/net/shadowsocks-libev/files/ss-rules
+++ b/net/shadowsocks-libev/files/ss-rules
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ ss_rules_iptchains_init() {
 }
 
 ss_rules_iptchains_init_tcp() {
-	local ipt="iptables -t nat"
 	local local_target
 
 	[ -n "$o_redir_tcp_port" ] || return 0