diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
index 87f27a2db074..1e53112d360d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "iproute2";
-  version = "5.0.0";
+  version = "5.1.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://kernel/linux/utils/net/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1fi03lb8dqr8hq633gcqsf6228vsvysxms075j1yyl4nlc17616z";
+    sha256 = "1kvvrz5mlpjxqcm7vl6i8w6l1cb2amp6p5xyq006pgzafc49hnnw";
   };
 
   preConfigure = ''
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "A collection of utilities for controlling TCP/IP networking and traffic control in Linux";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ eelco fpletz ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ primeos eelco fpletz ];
   };
 }