diff --git a/net/autossh/Makefile b/net/autossh/Makefile
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+# Copyright (C) 2006 OpenWrt.org
+#
+# This is free software, licensed under the GNU General Public License v2.
+# See /LICENSE for more information.
+#
+# $Id$
+
+include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
+
+PKG_NAME:=autossh
+PKG_VERSION:=1.3
+PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_MD5SUM:=0e7ec62eeca5d1b197f3ef2d0f0d417f
+
+PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tgz
+PKG_CAT:=zcat
+
+PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
+PKG_INSTALL_DIR:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/ipkg-install
+
+include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
+
+define Package/autossh
+  SECTION:=net
+  CATEGORY:=Network
+  DEPENDS:=+openssh-client
+  TITLE:=Autossh client
+  DESCRIPTION:=Autossh client
+  URL:=http://www.harding.motd.ca/autossh
+endef
+
+define Build/Configure
+$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile.linux $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Makefile
+endef
+
+define Build/Compile
+	rm -rf $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
+	mkdir -p $(PKG_INSTALL_DIR)
+	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
+		CC=$(TARGET_CC) CFLAGS="$(TARGET_CFLAGS) -Wall -D\"SSH_PATH=\\\"$(SSH)\\\"\" -D\"VER=\\\"$(PKG_VERSION)\\\"\"" \
+		BINDIR=/usr/bin MANDIR=/usr/man
+endef
+
+define Package/autossh/install
+	install -m0755 -d $(1)/usr/sbin
+	$(CP) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME) $(1)/usr/sbin/
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call BuildPackage,autossh))