diff --git a/openwrt/package/ebtables/Makefile b/openwrt/package/ebtables/Makefile
index 04bb99d157..f6f01fac63 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ebtables/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/ebtables/Makefile
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ebtables
-PKG_VERSION:=2.0.6
-PKG_RELEASE:=2
+PKG_VERSION:=2.0.8-rc2
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/ebtables-v$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-v$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/ebtables
-PKG_MD5SUM:=c4559af2366c764c6c42a3fdd40d60d3
+PKG_MD5SUM:=f07111fcc1966be669278433c35dcc28
 PKG_CAT:=zcat
 
 include $(TOPDIR)/package/rules.mk
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ebtables/patches/ebtables-2.0.6-gcc4.patch b/openwrt/package/ebtables/patches/ebtables-2.0.6-gcc4.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cf64aed3aa..0000000000
--- a/openwrt/package/ebtables/patches/ebtables-2.0.6-gcc4.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-# --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
-# This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
-# 
-# T2 SDE: package/.../ebtables/gcc4.patch
-# Copyright (C) 2004 - 2005 The T2 SDE Project
-# 
-# More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
-# 
-# This patch file is dual-licensed. It is available under the license the
-# patched project is licensed under, as long as it is an OpenSource license
-# as defined at http://www.opensource.org/ (e.g. BSD, X11) or under the terms
-# of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
-# Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
-# version.
-# --- T2-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
-diff -Nur ebtables-v2.0.6.orig/extensions/ebt_ip.c ebtables-v2.0.6/extensions/ebt_ip.c
---- ebtables-v2.0.6.orig/extensions/ebt_ip.c	2003-11-02 20:22:56.000000000 +0200
-+++ ebtables-v2.0.6/extensions/ebt_ip.c	2005-11-01 18:48:56.000000000 +0200
-@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@
- 	struct ebt_ip_info *ipinfo = (struct ebt_ip_info *)(*match)->data;
- 	char *end;
- 	long int i;
-+	unsigned char j;
- 
- 	switch (c) {
- 	case IP_SOURCE:
-@@ -313,7 +314,7 @@
- 			ipinfo->invflags |= EBT_IP_PROTO;
- 		if (optind > argc)
- 			print_error("Missing IP protocol argument");
--		(unsigned char) i = strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 10);
-+		j = strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 10);
- 		if (*end != '\0') {
- 			struct protoent *pe;
- 
-@@ -324,7 +325,7 @@
- 				     argv[optind - 1]);
- 			ipinfo->protocol = pe->p_proto;
- 		} else {
--			ipinfo->protocol = (unsigned char) i;
-+			ipinfo->protocol = j;
- 		}
- 		ipinfo->bitmask |= EBT_IP_PROTO;
- 		break;
-diff -Nur ebtables-v2.0.6.orig/extensions/ebt_limit.c ebtables-v2.0.6/extensions/ebt_limit.c
---- ebtables-v2.0.6.orig/extensions/ebt_limit.c	2003-11-02 20:22:56.000000000 +0200
-+++ ebtables-v2.0.6/extensions/ebt_limit.c	2005-11-01 18:48:56.000000000 +0200
-@@ -203,15 +203,15 @@
- 
- static struct ebt_u_match limit_match =
- {
--	.name		EBT_LIMIT_MATCH,
--	.size		sizeof(struct ebt_limit_info),
--	.help		print_help,
--	.init		init,
--	.parse		parse,
--	.final_check	final_check,
--	.print		print,
--	.compare	compare,
--	.extra_ops	opts,
-+	.name	=	EBT_LIMIT_MATCH,
-+	.size	=	sizeof(struct ebt_limit_info),
-+	.help	=	print_help,
-+	.init	=	init,
-+	.parse	=	parse,
-+	.final_check =	final_check,
-+	.print	=	print,
-+	.compare =	compare,
-+	.extra_ops =	opts,
- };
- 
- static void _init(void) __attribute((constructor));
-diff -Nur ebtables-v2.0.6.orig/extensions/ebt_vlan.c ebtables-v2.0.6/extensions/ebt_vlan.c
---- ebtables-v2.0.6.orig/extensions/ebt_vlan.c	2003-11-02 20:22:56.000000000 +0200
-+++ ebtables-v2.0.6/extensions/ebt_vlan.c	2005-11-01 18:48:56.000000000 +0200
-@@ -135,14 +135,16 @@
- 	    (struct ebt_vlan_info *) (*match)->data;
- 	char *end;
- 	struct ebt_vlan_info local;
-+	unsigned short id, encap;
-+	unsigned char prio;
- 
- 	switch (c) {
- 	case VLAN_ID:
- 		check_option(flags, OPT_VLAN_ID);
- 		CHECK_INV_FLAG(EBT_VLAN_ID);
- 		CHECK_IF_MISSING_VALUE;
--		(unsigned short) local.id =
--		    strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 10);
-+		id = strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 10);
-+		local.id = (uint16_t) id;
- 		CHECK_RANGE(local.id > 4094 || *end != '\0');
- 		vlaninfo->id = local.id;
- 		SET_BITMASK(EBT_VLAN_ID);
-@@ -152,8 +154,8 @@
- 		check_option(flags, OPT_VLAN_PRIO);
- 		CHECK_INV_FLAG(EBT_VLAN_PRIO);
- 		CHECK_IF_MISSING_VALUE;
--		(unsigned char) local.prio =
--		    strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 10);
-+		prio = strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 10);
-+		local.prio = (uint8_t) prio;
- 		CHECK_RANGE(local.prio >= 8 || *end != '\0');
- 		vlaninfo->prio = local.prio;
- 		SET_BITMASK(EBT_VLAN_PRIO);
-@@ -163,8 +165,8 @@
- 		check_option(flags, OPT_VLAN_ENCAP);
- 		CHECK_INV_FLAG(EBT_VLAN_ENCAP);
- 		CHECK_IF_MISSING_VALUE;
--		(unsigned short) local.encap =
--		    strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 16);
-+		encap = strtoul(argv[optind - 1], &end, 16);
-+		local.encap = (uint16_t) encap;
- 		if (*end != '\0') {
- 			ethent = getethertypebyname(argv[optind - 1]);
- 			if (ethent == NULL)
diff --git a/openwrt/package/ebtables/patches/gcc3.4-ebtables_c.patch b/openwrt/package/ebtables/patches/gcc3.4-ebtables_c.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1973ea57f7..0000000000
--- a/openwrt/package/ebtables/patches/gcc3.4-ebtables_c.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
---- ebtables-v2.0.6/ebtables.c	2003-11-02 19:22:56.000000000 +0100
-+++ ebtables-patch/ebtables.c	2005-03-29 08:03:09.734707134 +0200
-@@ -1171,6 +1171,7 @@
- 			continue;
- 		return i;
- letscontinue:
-+	{};
- 	}
- 	return -1;
- }