diff --git a/utils/collectd/Makefile b/utils/collectd/Makefile
index 9658ff0f27..e3d81c4f17 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/Makefile
+++ b/utils/collectd/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=collectd
 PKG_VERSION:=5.12.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=10
+PKG_RELEASE:=11
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://collectd.org/files/ \
diff --git a/utils/collectd/files/usr/share/collectd/plugin/ping.json b/utils/collectd/files/usr/share/collectd/plugin/ping.json
index 53bc88caf2..2f91e5e3bd 100644
--- a/utils/collectd/files/usr/share/collectd/plugin/ping.json
+++ b/utils/collectd/files/usr/share/collectd/plugin/ping.json
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {
 	"string": [
 		"TTL",
-		"Interval"
+		"Interval",
+		"MaxMissed"
 	],
 	"list": [
 		"Host"