diff --git a/make/archives.mk b/make/archives.mk
index 25867d4d..fef1fe6e 100644
--- a/make/archives.mk
+++ b/make/archives.mk
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ ALSA-LIB_SOURCE = alsa-lib-$(ALSA-LIB_VER).tar.bz2
 $(ARCHIVE)/$(ALSA-LIB_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) ftp://ftp.alsa-project.org/pub/lib/$(ALSA-LIB_SOURCE)
 
-ETHTOOL_VER = 4.13
+ETHTOOL_VER = 4.17
 ETHTOOL_SOURCE = ethtool-$(ETHTOOL_VER).tar.xz
 $(ARCHIVE)/$(ETHTOOL_SOURCE):
 	$(WGET) https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/network/ethtool/$(ETHTOOL_SOURCE)
diff --git a/make/system-tools.mk b/make/system-tools.mk
index e39c4b79..81e6f4d3 100644
--- a/make/system-tools.mk
+++ b/make/system-tools.mk
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ $(D)/ethtool: $(ARCHIVE)/$(ETHTOOL_SOURCE) | $(TARGET_DIR)
 			--prefix= \
 			--mandir=/.remove \
 			--libdir=$(TARGET_LIB_DIR) \
+			--disable-pretty-dump \
 		; \
 		$(MAKE); \
 		$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(TARGET_DIR)