diff --git a/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile b/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
index 2086ce6a90..bbd558a27a 100644
--- a/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
+++ b/package/network/utils/ethtool/Makefile
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ endef
 define Package/ethtool
 $(call Package/ethtool/Default)
   VARIANT:=tiny
+  CONFLICTS:=ethtool-full
   DEFAULT_VARIANT:=1
 endef