diff --git a/include/netfilter.mk b/include/netfilter.mk
index c4e43a84a14..5d532cea5b2 100644
--- a/include/netfilter.mk
+++ b/include/netfilter.mk
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ $(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_CONNTRACK_LABEL,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_CONNLABEL, $(
 
 $(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_EXTRA,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_ADDRTYPE, $(if $(NF_KMOD),$(P_XT)xt_addrtype,$(P_XT)ipt_addrtype)))
 $(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_EXTRA,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_OWNER, $(P_XT)xt_owner))
-$(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_EXTRA,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV, $(P_XT)xt_physdev))
 $(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_EXTRA,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PKTTYPE, $(P_XT)xt_pkttype))
 $(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_EXTRA,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_QUOTA, $(P_XT)xt_quota))
 
 #$(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_EXTRA,CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ROUTE, $(P_V4)ipt_ROUTE))
 
+# physdev
+
+$(eval $(call nf_add,IPT_PHYSDEV,CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_PHYSDEV, $(P_XT)xt_physdev))
 
 # filter
 
@@ -371,6 +373,7 @@ IPT_BUILTIN += $(NF_CONNTRACK6-y)
 IPT_BUILTIN += $(IPT_CONNTRACK-y)
 IPT_BUILTIN += $(IPT_CONNTRACK_EXTRA-y)
 IPT_BUILTIN += $(IPT_EXTRA-y)
+IPT_BUILTIN += $(IPT_PHYSDEV-y)
 IPT_BUILTIN += $(IPT_FILTER-y)
 IPT_BUILTIN += $(IPT_FLOW-y) $(IPT_FLOW-m)
 IPT_BUILTIN += $(IPT_IPOPT-y)
diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
index 48db5d05994..99c24cc0420 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/modules/netfilter.mk
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ define KernelPackage/ipt-extra
   KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_IPT_EXTRA)
   FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(IPT_EXTRA-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,$(notdir $(IPT_EXTRA-m)))
-  $(call AddDepends/ipt,+kmod-br-netfilter)
+  $(call AddDepends/ipt)
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/ipt-extra/description
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ define KernelPackage/ipt-extra/description
  Includes:
  - addrtype
  - owner
- - physdev (if bridge support was enabled in kernel)
  - pkttype
  - quota
 endef
@@ -702,6 +701,21 @@ endef
 $(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-extra))
 
 
+define KernelPackage/ipt-physdev
+  TITLE:=physdev module
+  KCONFIG:=$(KCONFIG_IPT_PHYSDEV)
+  FILES:=$(foreach mod,$(IPT_PHYSDEV-m),$(LINUX_DIR)/net/$(mod).ko)
+  AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoProbe,$(notdir $(IPT_PHYSDEV-m)))
+  $(call AddDepends/ipt,+kmod-br-netfilter)
+endef
+
+define KernelPackage/ipt-physdev/description
+ The iptables physdev kernel module
+endef
+
+$(eval $(call KernelPackage,ipt-physdev))
+
+
 define KernelPackage/ip6tables
   SUBMENU:=$(NF_MENU)
   TITLE:=IPv6 modules
diff --git a/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile b/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile
index ae9212a5527..d70dc11d451 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/iptables/Makefile
@@ -349,12 +349,20 @@ Other extra iptables extensions.
   - addrtype
   - condition
   - owner
-  - physdev (if ebtables is enabled)
   - pkttype
   - quota
 
 endef
 
+define Package/iptables-mod-physdev
+$(call Package/iptables/Module, +kmod-ipt-physdev)
+  TITLE:=physdev iptables extension
+endef
+
+define Package/iptables-mod-physdev/description
+The iptables physdev match.
+endef
+
 define Package/iptables-mod-led
 $(call Package/iptables/Module, +kmod-ipt-led)
   TITLE:=LED trigger iptables extension
@@ -609,6 +617,7 @@ $(eval $(call BuildPackage,iptables))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables-mod-conntrack-extra,$(IPT_CONNTRACK_EXTRA-m)))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables-mod-conntrack-label,$(IPT_CONNTRACK_LABEL-m)))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables-mod-extra,$(IPT_EXTRA-m)))
+$(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables-mod-physdev,$(IPT_PHYSDEV-m)))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables-mod-filter,$(IPT_FILTER-m)))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables-mod-ipopt,$(IPT_IPOPT-m)))
 $(eval $(call BuildPlugin,iptables-mod-ipsec,$(IPT_IPSEC-m)))