diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/0001-mausezahn-remove-unused-MZ_SIZE_LONG_INT.patch b/package/netsniff-ng/0001-mausezahn-remove-unused-MZ_SIZE_LONG_INT.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index b07682a76d..0000000000
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/0001-mausezahn-remove-unused-MZ_SIZE_LONG_INT.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-From c6dd9abd8d7a5332d0c1078196528926054791ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 18:05:09 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] mausezahn: remove unused MZ_SIZE_LONG_INT
-
-Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-[Retrieved from:
-https://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng/commit/c6dd9abd8d7a5332d0c1078196528926054791ae]
-Signed-off-by: Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice@gmail.com>
----
- staging/mausezahn.c | 3 ---
- staging/mz.h        | 2 --
- 2 files changed, 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/staging/mausezahn.c b/staging/mausezahn.c
-index 6c36166e..19d2937a 100644
---- a/staging/mausezahn.c
-+++ b/staging/mausezahn.c
-@@ -192,9 +192,6 @@ int reset(void)
-    int i;
-    time_t t;
- 
--   // Determine platform type sizes:
--   MZ_SIZE_LONG_INT = sizeof(long int);	     
--
-    mz_default_config_path[0] = 0x00;
-    mz_default_log_path[0] = 0x00;
- 
-diff --git a/staging/mz.h b/staging/mz.h
-index 5afe57d1..c7a131d8 100644
---- a/staging/mz.h
-+++ b/staging/mz.h
-@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ static inline void verbose_l2(const char *format, ...)
- #define IPADDRSIZE 46
- 
- 
--int MZ_SIZE_LONG_INT;
--
- char mz_default_config_path[256];
- char mz_default_log_path[256];
- 
diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/0002-mausezahn-make-needlessly-global-variables-static.patch b/package/netsniff-ng/0002-mausezahn-make-needlessly-global-variables-static.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d944406f37..0000000000
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/0002-mausezahn-make-needlessly-global-variables-static.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,139 +0,0 @@
-From bfa3c89317869ffe1e90b7e01e7cacad7a7ea10e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2020 12:09:28 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] mausezahn: make needlessly global variables static
-
-Move variables only used withing a single compilation unit from mz.h and
-make them static. This avoids "multiple definition of symbol" linker
-errors with gcc-10.
-
-Updates #216
-
-Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-[Retrieved from:
-https://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng/commit/bfa3c89317869ffe1e90b7e01e7cacad7a7ea10e]
-Signed-off-by: Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice@gmail.com>
----
- staging/dns.c     |  2 ++
- staging/mz.h      | 28 +---------------------------
- staging/rcv_rtp.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
- staging/rtp.c     |  1 -
- 4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/staging/dns.c b/staging/dns.c
-index bfa61d84..83227e25 100644
---- a/staging/dns.c
-+++ b/staging/dns.c
-@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@
- 		"|   arcount (or arc) ........... Number of RRs in additional records section  0  / 0\n" \
- 		"\n"
- 
-+static u_int8_t  gbuf[MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE];  // This is only a generic global buffer to handover data more easily
-+static u_int32_t gbuf_s;
- 
- int dns_get_query (char* argval);
- int dns_get_answer (char* argval);
-diff --git a/staging/mz.h b/staging/mz.h
-index c7a131d8..42e64cfc 100644
---- a/staging/mz.h
-+++ b/staging/mz.h
-@@ -285,11 +285,6 @@ FILE *fp, *fp2;             // global multipurpose file pointer
- long double total_d;
- clock_t mz_start, mz_stop;
- 
--enum rtp_display_mode {
--	BAR, NCURSES, TEXT
--} rtp_dm;
--	
--
- int mz_rand;
- int bwidth;
- 
-@@ -298,14 +293,7 @@ struct mz_timestamp {
- 	u_int32_t nsec;
- };
- 
--struct mz_timestamp 
--	tv, 
--	timeTX[TIME_COUNT_MAX],  
--	timeRX[TIME_COUNT_MAX];
--
- int32_t
--  time0,
--  jitter_rfc,
-   jitter[TIME_COUNT_MAX];   
- 
- int 
-@@ -322,14 +310,8 @@ u_int16_t
-   sqnr_next;
- 
- u_int32_t
--  drop,    // packet drop count
--  dis,     // packet disorder count
-   gind,      // a global index to run through deltaRX, deltaTX, and jitter
--  gind_max,  // the amount of entries used in the (ugly oversized) arrays; per default set to TIME_COUNT
--  gtotal;    // counts number of file write cycles (see "got_rtp_packet()") 
--
--
--char rtp_filter_str[64];
-+  gind_max;  // the amount of entries used in the (ugly oversized) arrays; per default set to TIME_COUNT
- 
- struct tx_struct
- {
-@@ -496,14 +478,6 @@ struct tx_struct
-    
- } tx;  // NOTE: tx elements are considered as default values for MOPS
- 
--
--
--
--
--u_int8_t  gbuf[MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE];  // This is only a generic global buffer to handover data more easily
--u_int32_t gbuf_s;                  //
--
--
- // ************************************
- // 
- //  Prototypes: General Tools
-diff --git a/staging/rcv_rtp.c b/staging/rcv_rtp.c
-index 0a911552..f43b92cd 100644
---- a/staging/rcv_rtp.c
-+++ b/staging/rcv_rtp.c
-@@ -39,6 +39,25 @@
- #include "mz.h"
- #include "mops.h"
- 
-+static enum rtp_display_mode {
-+	BAR, NCURSES, TEXT
-+} rtp_dm;
-+
-+static int32_t
-+  time0,
-+  jitter_rfc;
-+
-+static struct mz_timestamp
-+  timeTX[TIME_COUNT_MAX],
-+  timeRX[TIME_COUNT_MAX];
-+
-+static u_int32_t
-+  drop,    // packet drop count
-+  dis,     // packet disorder count
-+  gtotal;    // counts number of file write cycles (see "got_rtp_packet()")
-+
-+static char rtp_filter_str[64];
-+
- // Initialize the rcv_rtp process: Read user parameters and initialize globals
- int rcv_rtp_init(void)
- {
-diff --git a/staging/rtp.c b/staging/rtp.c
-index 54a195eb..da40884b 100644
---- a/staging/rtp.c
-+++ b/staging/rtp.c
-@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
- 		"|\n"
- 
- 
--
- int create_rtp_packet(void)
- {
- 	u_int8_t byte1,	byte2;
diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/0003-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-cli-h-to-cli-c.patch b/package/netsniff-ng/0003-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-cli-h-to-cli-c.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 12662d78fc..0000000000
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/0003-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-cli-h-to-cli-c.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-From 0d5aa3246c20dad2d76165559fb575136b7216e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:04:47 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] mausezahn: move variable definitions cli.h to cli.c
-
-Move variable definitions to avoid "multiple definition of symbol"
-linker errors with gcc-10.
-
-Updates #216
-
-Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-[Retrieved from:
-https://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng/commit/0d5aa3246c20dad2d76165559fb575136b7216e8]
-Signed-off-by: Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice@gmail.com>
----
- staging/cli.c | 13 +++++++++++++
- staging/cli.h | 20 ++++++++++----------
- 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/staging/cli.c b/staging/cli.c
-index 5b5a1592..dbfdb550 100644
---- a/staging/cli.c
-+++ b/staging/cli.c
-@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
- #include "mops.h"
- #include "llist.h"
- 
-+struct cli_def *gcli;
-+
-+char mz_username[32];
-+char mz_password[32];
-+char mz_enable[32];
-+char mz_listen_addr[16];
-+int mz_port;
-+struct mops *clipkt; // actual packet used by CLI thread
-+
-+int clidev;
-+
-+int cli_debug;
-+
- void mz_cli_init(void)
- {
- 	amp_head = automops_init();
-diff --git a/staging/cli.h b/staging/cli.h
-index 1a0156fd..2ec153a0 100644
---- a/staging/cli.h
-+++ b/staging/cli.h
-@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@
- #define MZ_DEFAULT_ENABLE_PASSWORD "mops"
- #define MZ_DEFAULT_PORT     25542     // Towel day and 42
- 
--struct cli_def *gcli;
--
--char mz_username[32];
--char mz_password[32];
--char mz_enable[32];
--char mz_listen_addr[16];
--int mz_port;
--struct mops *clipkt; // actual packet used by CLI thread
-+extern struct cli_def *gcli;
-+
-+extern char mz_username[32];
-+extern char mz_password[32];
-+extern char mz_enable[32];
-+extern char mz_listen_addr[16];
-+extern int mz_port;
-+extern struct mops *clipkt; // actual packet used by CLI thread
- 	
--int clidev;
-+extern int clidev;
- 
- // =================================================================
--int cli_debug;
-+extern int cli_debug;
- 
- // Flags from 0x0000 to 0xFFFF
- // cli_debug & 8000  => Developer specific debugs
diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/0004-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-mops-h-to-mops-c.patch b/package/netsniff-ng/0004-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-mops-h-to-mops-c.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 834ee93a9b..0000000000
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/0004-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-mops-h-to-mops-c.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-From 3178ceb8c7e0a94ed29bbd1e277f03bb0d5a3d44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:58:51 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] mausezahn: move variable definitions from mops.h to mops.c
-
-Move variable definitions to avoid "multiple definition of symbol"
-linker errors with gcc-10.
-
-Updates #216
-
-Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-[Retrieved from:
-https://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng/commit/3178ceb8c7e0a94ed29bbd1e277f03bb0d5a3d44]
-Signed-off-by: Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice@gmail.com>
----
- staging/mops.c | 5 ++++-
- staging/mops.h | 8 ++++----
- 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/staging/mops.c b/staging/mops.c
-index 599d317f..fc00e29a 100644
---- a/staging/mops.c
-+++ b/staging/mops.c
-@@ -46,8 +46,11 @@
- #include "mz.h"
- #include "mops.h"
- 
-+unsigned int min_frame_s;
-+unsigned int max_frame_s;
- 
--
-+struct automops * amp_head;
-+struct mops *mp_head; // This global will point to the head of the mops list
- 
- // Creates first element, aka "head" element
- // This element can also be used! See mops_alloc_packet!
-diff --git a/staging/mops.h b/staging/mops.h
-index 96953e66..cf19f098 100644
---- a/staging/mops.h
-+++ b/staging/mops.h
-@@ -114,8 +114,8 @@
- // These are initialized with the definitions MIN_MOPS_FRAME_SIZE and 
- // MAX_MOPS_FRAME_SIZE above but can be overridden by the user (without
- // extending these limits)
--unsigned int min_frame_s;
--unsigned int max_frame_s;
-+extern unsigned int min_frame_s;
-+extern unsigned int max_frame_s;
- 
- struct mops_counter
- {
-@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ struct automops {
- };
- 
- 
--struct automops * amp_head;
-+extern struct automops * amp_head;
- 
- 
- struct mops
-@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ struct mops_ext_syslog //TODO
-    
- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- 
--struct mops *mp_head; // This global will point to the head of the mops list
-+extern struct mops *mp_head; // This global will point to the head of the mops list
- 
- /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
- // MOPS Prototypes:
diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/0005-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-llist-h-to-llist-c.patch b/package/netsniff-ng/0005-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-llist-h-to-llist-c.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 99eba8e7da..0000000000
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/0005-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-llist-h-to-llist-c.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-From 6f20cd366ea73b8b9cf49568e9b95cd79922daed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:13:34 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] mausezahn: move variable definitions from llist.h to llist.c
-
-Move variable definitions to avoid "multiple definition of symbol"
-linker errors with gcc-10.
-
-Updates #216
-
-Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-[Retrieved from:
-https://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng/commit/6f20cd366ea73b8b9cf49568e9b95cd79922daed]
-Signed-off-by: Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice@gmail.com>
----
- staging/llist.c | 2 ++
- staging/llist.h | 4 ++--
- 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/staging/llist.c b/staging/llist.c
-index d729e465..9ef2d1a2 100644
---- a/staging/llist.c
-+++ b/staging/llist.c
-@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
-  * 
-  */ 
- 
-+struct mz_ll *packet_sequences;
-+struct mz_ll *cli_seq; // currently edited packet sequence used by CLI
- 
- // Create new list element - may be the first one (list==NULL)
- //
-diff --git a/staging/llist.h b/staging/llist.h
-index 49a87c7d..d9e59b86 100644
---- a/staging/llist.h
-+++ b/staging/llist.h
-@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ struct mz_ll {
- 	void *data; // points to your data
- };
- 
--struct mz_ll *packet_sequences;
--struct mz_ll *cli_seq; // currently edited packet sequence used by CLI
-+extern struct mz_ll *packet_sequences;
-+extern struct mz_ll *cli_seq; // currently edited packet sequence used by CLI
- 
- // prototypes
- struct mz_ll * mz_ll_create_new_element(struct mz_ll *list);
diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/0006-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-mz-h-to-mausezahn-c.patch b/package/netsniff-ng/0006-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-mz-h-to-mausezahn-c.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d8db7dffdd..0000000000
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/0006-mausezahn-move-variable-definitions-from-mz-h-to-mausezahn-c.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,184 +0,0 @@
-From 56f8f399a20275a4a73ebc4450bd8eeba7ee1656 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:13:54 +0200
-Subject: [PATCH] mausezahn: move variable definitions from mz.h to mausezahn.c
-
-Move variable definitions to avoid "multiple definition of symbol"
-linker errors with gcc-10.
-
-Fixes #216
-
-Signed-off-by: Tobias Klauser <tklauser@distanz.ch>
-[Retrieved from:
-https://github.com/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng/commit/56f8f399a20275a4a73ebc4450bd8eeba7ee1656]
-Signed-off-by: Fabrice Fontaine <fontaine.fabrice@gmail.com>
----
- staging/mausezahn.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
- staging/mz.h        | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
- 2 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/staging/mausezahn.c b/staging/mausezahn.c
-index 19d2937a..cae57a1b 100644
---- a/staging/mausezahn.c
-+++ b/staging/mausezahn.c
-@@ -32,8 +32,54 @@
- #include "die.h"
- #include "dev.h"
- 
-+enum operating_modes mode;
-+
-+int ipv6_mode;
-+int quiet;           // don't even print 'important standard short messages'
-+int verbose;         // report character
-+int simulate;        // if 1 then don't really send frames
-+
-+char path[256];
-+char filename[256];
-+FILE *fp, *fp2;             // global multipurpose file pointer
-+
-+long double total_d;
-+clock_t mz_start, mz_stop;
-+
-+int mz_rand;
-+int bwidth;
-+
-+int32_t
-+  jitter[TIME_COUNT_MAX];
-+
-+int
-+  rtp_log,
-+  time0_flag,        // If set then time0 has valid data
-+  sqnr0_flag;
-+
-+u_int8_t
-+  mz_ssrc[4];     // holds RTP stream identifier for rcv_rtp()
-+
-+u_int16_t
-+  sqnr_cur,
-+  sqnr_last,
-+  sqnr_next;
-+
-+u_int32_t
-+  gind,      // a global index to run through deltaRX, deltaTX, and jitter
-+  gind_max;  // the amount of entries used in the (ugly oversized) arrays; per default set to TIME_COUNT
-+
-+struct tx_struct tx;  // NOTE: tx elements are considered as default values for MOPS
-+
-+struct device_struct device_list[MZ_MAX_DEVICES];
-+
-+int device_list_entries;
-+
- int verbose_level = 0;
- 
-+char mz_default_config_path[256];
-+char mz_default_log_path[256];
-+
- static const char *short_options = "46hqvVSxra:A:b:B:c:d:E:f:F:l:p:P:R:t:T:M:Q:X:";
- 
- static void signal_handler(int number)
-diff --git a/staging/mz.h b/staging/mz.h
-index 42e64cfc..33e74e60 100644
---- a/staging/mz.h
-+++ b/staging/mz.h
-@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ static inline void verbose_l2(const char *format, ...)
- #define IPADDRSIZE 46
- 
- 
--char mz_default_config_path[256];
--char mz_default_log_path[256];
-+extern char mz_default_config_path[256];
-+extern char mz_default_log_path[256];
- 
- 
- struct arp_table_struct {
-@@ -159,9 +159,11 @@ struct device_struct
-    	struct pcap     *p_arp;                  // pcap handle
- 	struct arp_table_struct *arp_table; // dedicated ARP table
- 	int        ps;                    // packet socket
--} device_list[MZ_MAX_DEVICES];
-+};
-+
-+extern struct device_struct device_list[MZ_MAX_DEVICES];
- 
--int device_list_entries;
-+extern int device_list_entries;
-                
- 
- #pragma pack(1)
-@@ -270,46 +272,47 @@ enum operating_modes
- 	SYSLOG,
- 	LLDP,
- 	IGMP
--} mode;
-+};
- 
-+extern enum operating_modes mode;
- 
--int ipv6_mode;
--int quiet;           // don't even print 'important standard short messages'
--int verbose;         // report character
--int simulate;        // if 1 then don't really send frames
-+extern int ipv6_mode;
-+extern int quiet;           // don't even print 'important standard short messages'
-+extern int verbose;         // report character
-+extern int simulate;        // if 1 then don't really send frames
- 
--char path[256];
--char filename[256];
--FILE *fp, *fp2;             // global multipurpose file pointer
-+extern char path[256];
-+extern char filename[256];
-+extern FILE *fp, *fp2;             // global multipurpose file pointer
- 
--long double total_d;
--clock_t mz_start, mz_stop;
-+extern long double total_d;
-+extern clock_t mz_start, mz_stop;
- 
--int mz_rand;
--int bwidth;
-+extern int mz_rand;
-+extern int bwidth;
- 
- struct mz_timestamp {
- 	u_int32_t sec; 
- 	u_int32_t nsec;
- };
- 
--int32_t
--  jitter[TIME_COUNT_MAX];   
-+extern int32_t
-+  jitter[TIME_COUNT_MAX];
- 
--int 
-+extern int
-   rtp_log,
-   time0_flag,        // If set then time0 has valid data
-   sqnr0_flag;  
- 
--u_int8_t
-+extern u_int8_t
-   mz_ssrc[4];     // holds RTP stream identifier for rcv_rtp()
- 
--u_int16_t 
-+extern u_int16_t
-   sqnr_cur,
-   sqnr_last, 
-   sqnr_next;
- 
--u_int32_t
-+extern u_int32_t
-   gind,      // a global index to run through deltaRX, deltaTX, and jitter
-   gind_max;  // the amount of entries used in the (ugly oversized) arrays; per default set to TIME_COUNT
- 
-@@ -476,7 +479,9 @@ struct tx_struct
-      rtp_sqnr,
-      rtp_stmp;
-    
--} tx;  // NOTE: tx elements are considered as default values for MOPS
-+};
-+
-+extern struct tx_struct tx;  // NOTE: tx elements are considered as default values for MOPS
- 
- // ************************************
- // 
diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.hash b/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.hash
index 80736f85c2..40b015cb0d 100644
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.hash
+++ b/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Locally calculated after checking signature
-sha256  96d85f2d216abcf6ba0ff610809b62c3a6430e21cbdd7bfef48cd9bde074848f  netsniff-ng-0.6.7.tar.xz
+sha256  77d17d4158faf1d93c7d922a1bd7f093a8b437bd658292c830708540e10894ba  netsniff-ng-0.6.8.tar.xz
 # Locally computed
 sha256  b353349ba51e0d4b59cf2f188f0c285296e154ce8c58954bc5e0dc0282a4db2d  README
 sha256  8f6d85366f3763557d6ddd0637988b9ba11edef354e3c9302fff4262a235c387  COPYING
diff --git a/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk b/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk
index 46f1b3d152..f45246da63 100644
--- a/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk
+++ b/package/netsniff-ng/netsniff-ng.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-NETSNIFF_NG_VERSION = 0.6.7
+NETSNIFF_NG_VERSION = 0.6.8
 NETSNIFF_NG_SITE = http://pub.netsniff-ng.org/netsniff-ng
 NETSNIFF_NG_SOURCE = netsniff-ng-$(NETSNIFF_NG_VERSION).tar.xz
 NETSNIFF_NG_LICENSE = GPL-2.0
