diff --git a/net/mii-tool/patches/001-mii-tool-4.9-compatibility.patch b/net/mii-tool/patches/001-mii-tool-4.9-compatibility.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 2472b1cb76..0000000000
--- a/net/mii-tool/patches/001-mii-tool-4.9-compatibility.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- a/iptunnel.c	2016-07-10 20:15:29.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/iptunnel.c	2017-10-19 19:51:09.172782821 +0200
-@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
- #include <sys/socket.h>
- #include <sys/ioctl.h>
- #include <netinet/in.h>
--#include <netinet/ip.h>
- #include <arpa/inet.h>
- #include <net/if.h>
- #include <net/if_arp.h>
diff --git a/net/mii-tool/Makefile b/net/net-tools/Makefile
similarity index 57%
rename from net/mii-tool/Makefile
rename to net/net-tools/Makefile
index 5aac0c43ad..529045130c 100644
--- a/net/mii-tool/Makefile
+++ b/net/net-tools/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
-PKG_NAME:=mii-tool
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2016-10-06
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=115f1af2494ded1fcd21c8419d5e289bc4df380f
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_NAME:=net-tools
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2018-11-03
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=0eebece8c964e3cfa8a018f42b2e7e751a7009a0
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://git.code.sf.net/p/net-tools/code
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=43d9d042ffe2db784256de5df8e77d688f0808f2b890351a21b902c798fa6310
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=9d978b9f8ccae4af623a299155c62d9b3d31213182c785f925bf8704d48a04c9
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Stijn Segers <borromini.reg@protonmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-or-later
@@ -37,6 +37,22 @@ define Package/mii-tool/description
 	optimized for embedded systems and fully automated cross/-sysroot-builds
 endef
 
+define Package/net-tools-route
+  SECTION:=net
+  CATEGORY:=Network
+  TITLE:=net-tools - route utility
+  URL:=http://net-tools.sourceforge.net/
+  PROVIDES:=route
+  ALTERNATIVES:=300:/sbin/route:/usr/libexec/net-tools-route
+endef
+
+define Package/net-tools-route/description
+	Replace busybox version of the route command with the full net-tools
+	version. This is normally not needed as busybox is smaller and provides
+	sufficient functionality, but some users may want or need the full
+	functionality of the net-tools variant (e.g. AF_X25).
+endef
+
 define Build/Configure
 	# Failed configure.sh leaves stub config.h around.
 	rm -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/config.h
@@ -48,4 +64,10 @@ define Package/mii-tool/install
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/mii-tool $(1)/usr/sbin/
 endef
 
+define Package/net-tools-route/install
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/libexec
+	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/route $(1)/usr/libexec/net-tools-route
+endef
+
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,mii-tool))
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,net-tools-route))