diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile b/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile
index 869e3c67d1..2c202325ec 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=4
+PKG_RELEASE:=5
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/base-files
 
 REV:=${shell svn info | grep Revision | cut -d ' ' -f 2}
diff --git a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/sysctl.conf b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/sysctl.conf
index 2050b0c886..b09b8cfd9e 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/sysctl.conf
+++ b/openwrt/package/base-files/default/etc/sysctl.conf
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ net.ipv4.icmp_ignore_bogus_error_responses=1
 net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout=30
 net.ipv4.tcp_keepalive_time=120
 net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=0
+net.ipv4.tcp_vegas_cong_avoid=1