diff --git a/package/opkg/Makefile b/package/opkg/Makefile
index 07d3c81b65..30bf181e1a 100644
--- a/package/opkg/Makefile
+++ b/package/opkg/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 PKG_NAME:=opkg
 PKG_REV:=618
 PKG_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=svn
 PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=$(PKG_REV)
diff --git a/package/opkg/patches/030-fix-double-free.patch b/package/opkg/patches/030-fix-double-free.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..312e06c548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/opkg/patches/030-fix-double-free.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/libopkg/opkg_remove.c
++++ b/libopkg/opkg_remove.c
+@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ opkg_remove_dependent_pkgs(pkg_t *pkg, a
+     for (i = 0; i < dependent_pkgs->len; i++) {
+         err = opkg_remove_pkg(dependent_pkgs->pkgs[i],0);
+         if (err) {
+-            pkg_vec_free(dependent_pkgs);
+             break;
+ 	}
+     }