diff --git a/netifd/Makefile b/netifd/Makefile
index 808432756..826889aca 100644
--- a/netifd/Makefile
+++ b/netifd/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=netifd
-PKG_RELEASE:=3
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
 PKG_SOURCE_URL=$(PROJECT_GIT)/project/netifd.git
-PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2023-08-31
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=1a07f1dff32b3af49e39533e33e8964b59535662
-PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=dc621dd04c3c9631002f929cf10a4620f57af8b0baf614c590bda17957fa6201
+PKG_SOURCE_DATE:=2023-11-10
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=35facc8306f590a7330789ab6d5785c0d43073ef
+PKG_MIRROR_HASH:=4f73591ae1873e18df235349e478f2196ca0d3123c313a04149dc9d5e2bfb403
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0
diff --git a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
index 02a95dd76..053dd75b6 100755
--- a/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
+++ b/netifd/files/lib/netifd/dhcp.script
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ setup_interface() {
 	# TODO: apply $broadcast
 
 	local ip_net
-	eval "$(ipcalc.sh "$ip/$mask")";ip_net="$NETWORK"
+	local ip_net IP PREFIX NETWORK NETMASK BROADCAST
+	ipcalc "$ip/$mask" && ip_net="$NETWORK"
 
 	local i
 	for i in $router; do
 		local gw_net
-		eval "$(ipcalc.sh "$i/$mask")";gw_net="$NETWORK"
+		ipcalc "$i/$mask" && gw_net="$NETWORK"
 
 		[ "$ip_net" != "$gw_net" ] && proto_add_ipv4_route "$i" 32 "" "$ip"
 		#[ "$DEFAULTROUTE" = 0 ] || proto_add_ipv4_route 0.0.0.0 0 "$i" "$ip"
diff --git a/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch b/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c09aab73..000000000
--- a/netifd/patches/001-init-pause.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
---- a/system-linux.c	2023-09-13 10:44:22.163111635 +0200
-+++ b/system-linux.c	2023-09-13 10:44:47.562696256 +0200
-@@ -2720,7 +2720,9 @@
- system_if_dump_info(struct device *dev, struct blob_buf *b)
- {
- 	__u32 *supported, *advertising, *lp_advertising;
--	bool rx_pause, tx_pause, pause_autoneg;
-+	bool rx_pause = false;
-+	bool tx_pause = false;
-+	bool pause_autoneg = false;
- 	struct {
- 		struct ethtool_link_settings req;
- 		__u32 link_mode_data[3 * 127];