diff --git a/srcpkgs/ethtool/template b/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
index 97230e1e8e0..c6d7a3c0fe1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ethtool/template
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'ethtool'
 pkgname=ethtool
-version=6
-distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/gkernel/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
+_distver=2.6.39
+# Previous version was 6, we have to conserve it to make version comparision
+# work with previous versions.
+version=6:${_distver}
+wrksrc=${pkgname}-${_distver}
+distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/$pkgname/$pkgname-${_distver}.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 short_desc="Display or change ethernet card settings"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=5046f573e7dd77f689c33c5f0aa0f2b7f96c79e0b37d6ecc78bae74c094fb4c6
+homepage="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/"
+license="GPL-2"
+checksum=9c437ddfa0410273a076e414a8818fb322f3cb686aca537b915c868044819df4
 long_desc="
  ethtool is used for querying settings of an ethernet device and
  changing them."