diff --git a/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/Makefile b/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/Makefile
index bb9cb4aee..95e83c1f7 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/Makefile
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@ PKG_IPK_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg
 $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE):
 	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/download.pl $(DL_DIR) $(PKG_SOURCE) $(PKG_MD5SUM) $(PKG_SOURCE_URL)
 
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
 	$(PKG_CAT) $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE) | tar -C $(BUILD_DIR) $(TAR_OPTIONS) -
-	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+	$(PATCH) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) ./patches
+	touch $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
 
-$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); rm -rf config.cache; \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ $(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list: $(PKG_IPK)
 	$(IPKG) install $(PKG_IPK)
 
 source: $(DL_DIR)/$(PKG_SOURCE)
-prepare: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.unpacked
+prepare: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.patched
 compile: $(PKG_IPK)
 install: $(IPKG_STATE_DIR)/info/$(PKG_NAME).list
 
diff --git a/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/nocatsplash.control b/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/nocatsplash.control
index 4bbcb4e35..df1022484 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/nocatsplash.control
+++ b/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/nocatsplash.control
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Priority: optional
 Section: net
 Maintainer: Felix Fietkau <nbd@vd-s.ath.cx>
 Source: buildroot internal
+Depends: iptables-extra
 Description: NoCatSplash is an Open Public Network Gateway Daemon.
  It performs as a [captive/open/active] portal. When run on a gateway/router
  on a network, all web requests are redirected until the client either logs
diff --git a/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/patches/openwrt-firewall.patch b/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/patches/openwrt-firewall.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..055b57f24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openwrt/package/nocatsplash/patches/openwrt-firewall.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff -urN NoCatSplash-0.92.old/libexec/iptables/initialize.fw NoCatSplash-0.92/libexec/iptables/initialize.fw
+--- NoCatSplash-0.92.old/libexec/iptables/initialize.fw	2002-12-27 11:44:41.000000000 +0100
++++ NoCatSplash-0.92/libexec/iptables/initialize.fw	2005-04-04 20:45:57.000000000 +0200
+@@ -28,13 +28,9 @@
+ 
+ # Load alllll the kernel modules we need.
+ #
+-rmmod ipchains > /dev/null 2>&1 # for RH 7.1 users.
+ 
+-for module in ip_tables ipt_REDIRECT ipt_MASQUERADE ipt_MARK ipt_REJECT  \
+-    ipt_TOS ipt_LOG iptable_mangle iptable_filter iptable_nat ip_nat_ftp \
+-    ip_conntrack ipt_mac ipt_state ipt_mark; do
+-
+-    modprobe $module
++for module in ipt_TOS ipt_mac; do
++    insmod $module
+ done
+ 
+