--- src/bittwiste.c
+++ src/bittwiste.c
@@ -321,14 +321,14 @@
                         error("strdup(): cannot allocate memory for str");
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(str, ",")) == NULL)
                         error("invalid sender IP address");
-                    if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                    if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                         error("invalid sender IP address");
                     memcpy(&arpopt->ar_old_spa, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(NULL, ",")) == NULL) /* overwrite all sender IP address */
                         arpopt->ar_spa_flag = 1;
                     else { /* overwrite matching IP address only */
                         arpopt->ar_spa_flag = 2;
-                        if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                        if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                             error("invalid sender IP address");
                         memcpy(&arpopt->ar_new_spa, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     }
@@ -359,14 +359,14 @@
                         error("strdup(): cannot allocate memory for str");
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(str, ",")) == NULL)
                         error("invalid target IP address");
-                    if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                    if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                         error("invalid target IP address");
                     memcpy(&arpopt->ar_old_tpa, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(NULL, ",")) == NULL) /* overwrite all target IP address */
                         arpopt->ar_tpa_flag = 1;
                     else { /* overwrite matching IP address only */
                         arpopt->ar_tpa_flag = 2;
-                        if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                        if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                             error("invalid target IP address");
                         memcpy(&arpopt->ar_new_tpa, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     }
@@ -434,14 +434,14 @@
                         error("strdup(): cannot allocate memory for str");
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(str, ",")) == NULL)
                         error("invalid source IP address");
-                    if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                    if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                         error("invalid source IP address");
                     memcpy(&ipopt->ip_old_src, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(NULL, ",")) == NULL) /* overwrite all source IP address */
                         ipopt->ip_src_flag = 1;
                     else { /* overwrite matching IP address only */
                         ipopt->ip_src_flag = 2;
-                        if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                        if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                             error("invalid source IP address");
                         memcpy(&ipopt->ip_new_src, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     }
@@ -453,14 +453,14 @@
                         error("strdup(): cannot allocate memory for str");
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(str, ",")) == NULL)
                         error("invalid destination IP address");
-                    if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                    if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                         error("invalid destination IP address");
                     memcpy(&ipopt->ip_old_dst, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     if ((cp = (char *)strtok(NULL, ",")) == NULL) /* overwrite all destination IP address */
                         ipopt->ip_dst_flag = 1;
                     else { /* overwrite matching IP address only */
                         ipopt->ip_dst_flag = 2;
-                        if (inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
+                        if (bittwist_inet_aton(cp, &in_addr) == 0)
                             error("invalid destination IP address");
                         memcpy(&ipopt->ip_new_dst, &in_addr, sizeof(struct in_addr));
                     }
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@
  *    The Regents of the University of California.  All rights reserved.
  *
  */
-int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *addr)
+int bittwist_inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *addr)
 {
     u_long val;
     int base, n;
--- src/bittwiste.h
+++ src/bittwiste.h
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@
 void notice(const char *, ...);
 void error(const char *, ...);
 struct ether_addr *ether_aton(const char *a);
-int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *addr);
+#warning TODO: consider backporting the following change to uClibc-0.9.28 git.uclibc.org/uClibc/diff/include/arpa/inet.h?id=789db36adee475a7b5500beca72fea274360a2bd
+int bittwist_inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *addr);
 void usage(void);
 
 #endif  /* !_BITTWISTE_H_ */