diff --git a/package/base-files/files/etc/iproute2/ematch_map b/package/base-files/files/etc/iproute2/ematch_map
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+# lookup table for ematch kinds
+1	cmp
+2	nbyte
+3	u32
+4	meta
+7	canid
+8	ipset
+9	ipt