diff --git a/network/iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch b/network/iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch.disabled
similarity index 78%
rename from network/iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch
rename to network/iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch.disabled
index 3e11b9509..3cbbadd22 100644
--- a/network/iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch
+++ b/network/iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch.disabled
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-BEGIN ---
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 #
-# Filename: package/.../iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch
+# Filename: package/.../iptables/iptables-1.3.8-make-devel.patch.disabled
 # Copyright (C) 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 #
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -69,25 +69,3 @@ index d9d9182..4a1fb4f 100644
 -- 
 1.5.3.5
 
-From 87d1693db3f848bcead8f19caf474d5585987d64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Christian Wiese <morfoh@opensde.org>
-Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:05:13 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] Changed libiptc Makefile to install libiptc.a
-
-
-diff --git a/libiptc/Makefile b/libiptc/Makefile
-index 180de13..01cc1fd 100644
---- a/libiptc/Makefile
-+++ b/libiptc/Makefile
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- EXTRAS+=libiptc/libiptc.a
- 
- # libiptc is not a public interface and therefore not installed
--# DEVEL_LIBS+=libiptc/libiptc.a
-+DEVEL_LIBS+=libiptc/libiptc.a
- 
- ifndef TOPLEVEL_INCLUDED
- local:
--- 
-1.5.3.5
-
diff --git a/network/iptables/iptables.conf b/network/iptables/iptables.conf
index e396a7117..5134d5999 100644
--- a/network/iptables/iptables.conf
+++ b/network/iptables/iptables.conf
@@ -14,30 +14,7 @@
 # GNU General Public License can be found in the file COPYING.
 # --- SDE-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-for x in $( match_source_file -p patch ); do
-	var_append patchfiles ' ' "$x"
-done
-
-# never ever use the kernel source - always use the installed headers
-var_append makeopt ' ' "PREFIX=$root/$prefix"
-var_append makeopt ' ' "BINDIR=$root/sbin"
-var_append makeopt ' ' "KERNEL_DIR=$root/usr"
-
-if [ "$SDECFG_STATIC" == 1 ] ; then
-	var_append makeopt ' ' "DO_MULTI=1 NO_SHARED_LIBS=1"
-fi
-
-makeinstopt="PREFIX=$root/$prefix install"
-
-iptables_install_devel() {
-	# libiptc headers are expected to be installed in /usr/include/libiptc
-	mkdir -vp "$root$includedir/libiptc"
-	cp -vf include/libiptc/{libiptc,ipt_kernel_headers}.h "$root$includedir/libiptc/"
-}
-
 if [ "$SDECFG_PKG_IPTABLES_DEVEL" != 0 ] ; then
 	var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-devel"
-	hook_add postmake 5 'iptables_install_devel'
+	var_append confopt ' ' "--enable-libipq"
 fi
-
-runconf=0
diff --git a/network/iptables/iptables.desc b/network/iptables/iptables.desc
index 532dc5064..a45a93861 100644
--- a/network/iptables/iptables.desc
+++ b/network/iptables/iptables.desc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 [L] GPL
 [S] Stable
-[V] 1.4.0
+[V] 1.4.2
 [P] X -?---5---9 189.900
 
-[D] 153153588 iptables-1.4.0.tar.bz2 http://www.iptables.org/projects/iptables/files/
+[D] 2227860829 iptables-1.4.2.tar.bz2 http://www.iptables.org/projects/iptables/files/