diff --git a/package/iproute2/Makefile b/package/iproute2/Makefile
index 4fd34f20bb..a5d90f5a58 100644
--- a/package/iproute2/Makefile
+++ b/package/iproute2/Makefile
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ define Build/Compile
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) KERNEL_INCLUDE=$(LINUX_DIR)/include all tc/tc ip/ip
 endef
 
+define Build/InstallDev
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/include
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/include/libnetlink.h $(1)/usr/include/
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/lib
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/lib/libnetlink.a $(1)/usr/lib/
+endef
+
 define Package/ip/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/sbin
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/etc/iproute2