diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 158ee2bb2c..87e083edde 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=48
+PKG_RELEASE:=49
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
 
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf b/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
index 759752ae5e..6da43d0917 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/package/base-files/files/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_max=16384
 net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_tcp_timeout_established=3600
 net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_udp_timeout=60
 net.ipv4.netfilter.ip_conntrack_udp_timeout_stream=180
-# net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
+net.ipv6.conf.all.forwarding=1
 
 # disable bridge firewalling by default
 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables=0