diff --git a/package/atftp/Config.in b/package/atftp/Config.in
index 32ab9512a3..296faec842 100644
--- a/package/atftp/Config.in
+++ b/package/atftp/Config.in
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config BR2_COMPILE_ATFTP
 	tristate
 	default n
 	depends BR2_PACKAGE_ATFTP || BR2_PACKAGE_ATFTPD
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBREADLINE
 	
 config BR2_PACKAGE_ATFTP
 	prompt "atftp............................. TFTP client"
diff --git a/package/atftp/ipkg/atftp.control b/package/atftp/ipkg/atftp.control
index d2083fc619..ca4d86a308 100644
--- a/package/atftp/ipkg/atftp.control
+++ b/package/atftp/ipkg/atftp.control
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ Package: atftp
 Priority: optional
 Section: net
 Description: tftp client
+Depends: libreadline
diff --git a/package/atftp/ipkg/atftpd.control b/package/atftp/ipkg/atftpd.control
index efb40299c3..acdd2f1ced 100644
--- a/package/atftp/ipkg/atftpd.control
+++ b/package/atftp/ipkg/atftpd.control
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ Package: atftpd
 Priority: optional
 Section: net
 Description: tftp server
+Depends: libreadline
diff --git a/package/atftp/ipkg/files/postinst b/package/atftp/ipkg/files/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..a29644996e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/atftp/ipkg/files/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+grep -q '^tftp[[:space:]]*69/tcp' ${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/services 2>/dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+	echo "tftp            69/tcp" >>${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/services
+	echo "tftp            69/udp" >>${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/services
+	echo "tftp-mcast    1758/tcp" >>${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/services
+	echo "tftp-mcast    1758/udp" >>${IPKG_INSTROOT}/etc/services
+fi