diff --git a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
index 193489d60e..daa9b79353 100644
--- a/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
+++ b/package/iproute2/iproute2.mk
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_BINARY): $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/.configured
 		CC=$(TARGET_CC) \
 		AR=$(TARGET_CROSS)ar \
 		NETEM_DIST="" \
-		SUBDIRS="lib tc"
+		SUBDIRS="lib tc ip"
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_TARGET_BINARY): $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_BINARY)
+	install -Dc $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/ip/ip $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/ip
 	install -Dc $(IPROUTE2_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_BINARY) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_TARGET_BINARY)
 
 iproute2: $(TARGET_DIR)/$(IPROUTE2_TARGET_BINARY)