diff --git a/package/ebtables/ebtables.mk b/package/ebtables/ebtables.mk
index e8b982206c..e19e2f2ec1 100644
--- a/package/ebtables/ebtables.mk
+++ b/package/ebtables/ebtables.mk
@@ -31,4 +31,11 @@ endef
 EBTABLES_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += EBTABLES_REMOVE_UTILS_RESTORE
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_IPTABLES_NFTABLES),)
+define EBTABLES_INSTALL_LEGACY_SYMLINK
+	ln -sf /usr/sbin/ebtables-legacy $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/ebtables
+endef
+EBTABLES_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += EBTABLES_INSTALL_LEGACY_SYMLINK
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))