diff --git a/package/wireless-tools/Makefile b/package/wireless-tools/Makefile
index 34b6a2037..7195f15cc 100644
--- a/package/wireless-tools/Makefile
+++ b/package/wireless-tools/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 PKG_NAME:=wireless-tools
 PKG_VERSION:=29
 PKG_MINOR:=
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=4
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=wireless_tools.$(PKG_VERSION)$(PKG_MINOR).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Jean_Tourrilhes/Linux
diff --git a/package/wireless-tools/patches/002-fix-iwconfig-power-argument-parsing.patch b/package/wireless-tools/patches/002-fix-iwconfig-power-argument-parsing.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b61ef291
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/wireless-tools/patches/002-fix-iwconfig-power-argument-parsing.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/iwconfig.c
++++ b/iwconfig.c
+@@ -1034,8 +1034,8 @@ set_power_info(int		skfd,
+ 	wrq.u.power.disabled = 0;
+ 
+ 	/* Is there any value to grab ? */
+-	value = strtod(args[0], &unit);
+-	if(unit != args[0])
++	value = strtod(args[i], &unit);
++	if(unit != args[i])
+ 	  {
+ 	    struct iw_range	range;
+ 	    int			flags;