diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
index ca25138571..7945e72039 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netsupport.mk
@@ -1243,3 +1243,18 @@ define KernelPackage/macsec/description
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,macsec))
+
+
+define KernelPackage/netlink-diag
+  SUBMENU:=$(NETWORK_SUPPORT_MENU)
+  TITLE:=Netlink diag support for ss utility
+  KCONFIG:=CONFIG_NETLINK_DIAG
+  FILES:=$(LINUX_DIR)/net/netlink/netlink_diag.ko
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,31,netlink-diag)
+endef
+
+define KernelPackage/netlink-diag/description
+ Netlink diag is a module made for use with iproute2's ss utility
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call KernelPackage,netlink-diag))
diff --git a/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile b/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile
index cff582283c..aa87a7af05 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/iproute2/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=iproute2
 PKG_VERSION:=5.5.0
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/linux/utils/net/iproute2
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ endef
 define Package/ss
 $(call Package/iproute2/Default)
   TITLE:=Socket statistics utility
-  DEPENDS:=+libnl-tiny +(PACKAGE_devlink||PACKAGE_rdma):libmnl +(PACKAGE_tc||PACKAGE_ip-full):libelf
+  DEPENDS:=+libnl-tiny +(PACKAGE_devlink||PACKAGE_rdma):libmnl +(PACKAGE_tc||PACKAGE_ip-full):libelf +kmod-netlink-diag
 endef
 
 define Package/nstat