diff --git a/srcpkgs/net-tools/template b/srcpkgs/net-tools/template
index b54c3f0f4f..8de63d5c7c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/net-tools/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/net-tools/template
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 # Template file for 'net-tools'
 pkgname=net-tools
 version=1.60.20150526git
-revision=1
+revision=2
 hostmakedepends="git"
 short_desc="Basic networking tools"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://sourceforge.net/projects/$pkgname/"
 license="GPL-2"
 
+alternatives="
+ ifconfig:ifconfig:/usr/bin/${pkgname}-ifconfig
+ ifconfig:ifconfig.8:/usr/share/man/man1/${pkgname}-ifconfig.8"
+
 do_fetch() {
 	git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/net-tools/code ${pkgname}-${version}
 }
@@ -44,6 +48,9 @@ do_build() {
 }
 do_install() {
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR}/usr update
+	# Rename ifconfig for alternatives.
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/{ifconfig,${pkgname}-ifconfig}
+	mv ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/${ifconfig,${pkgname}-ifconfig}.1
 	# Remove hostname(1), conflicts with coreutils/busybox.
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/hostname
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/man/man1/hostname.1