diff --git a/openwrt/package/Config.in b/openwrt/package/Config.in
index c827262dda412d7b381f7ba6054dab46bf240cde..73e768ae3d4841aa047170be7ed0f8c400e8d27c 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/Config.in
+++ b/openwrt/package/Config.in
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ source "package/pptpd/Config.in"
 
 comment "Libraries"
 source "package/zlib/Config.in"
+source "package/libelf/Config.in"
 source "package/matrixssl/Config.in"
 source "package/lzo/Config.in"
 source "package/openssl/Config.in"
diff --git a/openwrt/package/Makefile b/openwrt/package/Makefile
index eb0fe47246ca7e7a8ccb42e7d6e6c2f35d771a6c..898b8a7e5489cdde74872f2d518f8af71276c997 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_POPT) += popt
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_PPTPD) += pptpd
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_IPROUTE2) += iproute2
 package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_MICROPERL) += microperl
+package-$(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBELF) += libelf
 
 all: compile install
 clean: $(patsubst %,%-clean,$(package-) $(package-y) $(package-m)) linux-clean
diff --git a/openwrt/package/libelf/Config.in b/openwrt/package/libelf/Config.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8115491bec7a6577631e5bf495b9d2f51482a3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/libelf/Config.in
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBELF
+	tristate "libelf"
+	default m
+	help
+	  This is the public release of libelf-0.8.5, a free ELF object
+	  file access library.
+
+	  http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~michael/software/
diff --git a/openwrt/package/libelf/Makefile b/openwrt/package/libelf/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b7a4a6aed2b4e2ec90c11a633d466a3271d755fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/libelf/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME := libelf
+PKG_VERSION := 0.8.5
+PKG_RELEASE := 1
+
+PKG_SOURCE_SITE := http://www.stud.uni-hannover.de/~michael/software/
+PKG_SOURCE_FILE := $(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE_CAT := zcat
+PKG_SOURCE_DIR := $(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_BUILD_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_DIR)
+PKG_IPK := $(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)_$(ARCH).ipk
+PKG_IPK_DIR :=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg/
+
+
+$(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE):
+	mkdir -p $(DL_DIR)
+	$(WGET) -P $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE_SITE)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE)
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE)
+	mkdir -p $(TOOL_BUILD_DIR)
+	$(PKG_SOURCE_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
+	echo "mr_cv_target_elf=$${mr_cv_target_elf=yes}" > config.cache; \
+		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
+		./configure \
+		--target=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--host=$(GNU_TARGET_NAME) \
+		--build=$(GNU_HOST_NAME) \
+		--prefix=/ \
+		--sysconfdir=/etc \
+	);
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libelf.so.$(LIBELF_VER): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured
+	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld ARCH=$(ARCH) \
+		-C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+
+$(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libelf.so: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libelf.so.$(LIBELF_VER)
+	$(MAKE) CC=$(TARGET_CC) LD=$(TARGET_CROSS)ld ARCH=$(ARCH) \
+		-C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib instroot="$(STAGING_DIR)" install
+
+
+$(PKG_IPK): $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libelf.so.$(LIBELF_VER)
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/make-ipkg-dir.sh $(PKG_IPK_DIR) $(PKG_NAME).control $(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE) $(ARCH)
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/lib
+	cp -a $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libelf.so* $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/lib/
+	$(STRIP) $(PKG_IPK_DIR)/usr/lib/*
+	mkdir -p $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(PKG_IPK_DIR) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+
+$(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list: $(PKG_IPK)
+	$(IPKG) install $(PKG_IPK)
+
+source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE_FILE)
+prepare: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+compile: $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/libelf.so $(PKG_IPK)
+install: $(PKG_ZLIB) $(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list
+
+clean:
+	rm -rf $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)
+	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR)/lib/$(PKG_NAME)* 
+	rm -f $(PACKAGE_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)\*.ipk
+
diff --git a/openwrt/package/libelf/libelf.control b/openwrt/package/libelf/libelf.control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2b61d07647327d0c64e9e8ee72e75b0df5ceaf81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/libelf/libelf.control
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+Package: libelf
+Priority: optional
+Section: libs
+Version: 0.8.5-1
+Architecture: mipsel
+Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
+Source: buildroot internal
+Description: a library for accessing ELF objects