diff --git a/package/util-linux/Config.in b/package/util-linux/Config.in
index b10b272b7e..ed62b7c01f 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/Config.in
+++ b/package/util-linux/Config.in
@@ -13,3 +13,17 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_FDISK
 	  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
 	  
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_SWAP_UTILS
+	tristate "swap-utils - Swap space management utilities"
+	default m if CONFIG_DEVEL
+	select BR2_COMPILE_UTIL_LINUX
+	help
+	  A collection of tools to manage swap space :
+	  
+	    * mkswap
+	    * swapon
+	    * swapoff
+	  
+	  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/
+	  
+
diff --git a/package/util-linux/Makefile b/package/util-linux/Makefile
index 30a4398aea..d2cf96ec11 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/Makefile
+++ b/package/util-linux/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# $Id$
+
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=fdisk
@@ -17,6 +19,7 @@ PKG_INSTALL_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install
 include $(TOPDIR)/package/rules.mk
 
 $(eval $(call PKG_template,FDISK,fdisk,$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE),$(ARCH)))
+$(eval $(call PKG_template,SWAP_UTILS,swap-utils,$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE),$(ARCH)))
 
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
 	(cd $(PKG_BUILD_DIR); \
@@ -30,10 +33,11 @@ $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.configured: $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.prepared
 $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built:
 	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
 	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
-	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/fdisk \
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		$(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		OPT="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)" \
 		DESTDIR="$(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)" \
+		INSTALLSUID="install -m 4755" \
 		all install
 	touch $@
 
@@ -43,6 +47,13 @@ $(IPKG_FDISK):
 	$(RSTRIP) $(IDIR_FDISK)
 	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_FDISK) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
 
+$(IPKG_SWAP_UTILS):
+	install -d -m0755 $(IDIR_SWAP_UTILS)/usr/sbin
+	cp -fpR $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/sbin/mkswap $(IDIR_SWAP_UTILS)/usr/sbin/
+	cp -fpR $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)/sbin/swap{on,off} $(IDIR_SWAP_UTILS)/usr/sbin/
+	$(RSTRIP) $(IDIR_SWAP_UTILS)
+	$(IPKG_BUILD) $(IDIR_SWAP_UTILS) $(PACKAGE_DIR)
+
 mostlyclean:
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) clean
 	rm -f $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/.built
diff --git a/package/util-linux/ipkg/fdisk.control b/package/util-linux/ipkg/fdisk.control
index 30f37b445b..9eea615cbc 100644
--- a/package/util-linux/ipkg/fdisk.control
+++ b/package/util-linux/ipkg/fdisk.control
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 Package: fdisk
 Priority: optional
-Section: sys
-Maintainer: Philipp Kewisch <openwrt@kewis.ch>
-Source: ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/util-linux-2.1.2r.tar.gz
-Description: Util-linux is a suite of essential utilities for any Linux system. This is the fdisk component of util-linux. Note however that this release is not stripped in any way.
+Section: admin
+Maintainer: OpenWrt Developers Team <openwrt-devel@openwrt.org>, Philipp Kewisch <openwrt@kewis.ch>
+Source: http://openwrt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/openwrt/package/util-linux/
+Depends:
+Description: A partition table manipulation utility
diff --git a/package/util-linux/ipkg/swap-utils.control b/package/util-linux/ipkg/swap-utils.control
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c4459d210
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/util-linux/ipkg/swap-utils.control
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+Package: swap-utils
+Priority: optional
+Section: admin
+Maintainer: OpenWrt Developers Team <openwrt-devel@openwrt.org>
+Source: http://openwrt.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/openwrt/package/util-linux/
+Depends:
+Description: Swap space management utilities