diff -up net-tools-1.60/lib/util.c.2digit net-tools-1.60/lib/util.c
--- net-tools-1.60/lib/util.c.2digit	1999-01-09 16:55:29.000000000 +0100
+++ net-tools-1.60/lib/util.c	2011-07-04 12:35:45.000000000 +0200
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ void *xrealloc(void *oldp, size_t sz)
 int kernel_version(void)
 {
     struct utsname uts;
-    int major, minor, patch;
+    int ret, major = 0, minor = 0, patch = 0;
 
     if (uname(&uts) < 0)
 	return -1;
-    if (sscanf(uts.release, "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &patch) != 3)
-	return -1;
-    return KRELEASE(major, minor, patch);
+    ret = sscanf(uts.release, "%d.%d.%d", &major, &minor, &patch);
+    if (((ret == 3) && (major >= 2)) || ((ret == 2) && (major >= 3)))
+        return KRELEASE(major, minor, patch);
+    return -1;
 }