diff --git a/iproute2/.SRCINFO b/iproute2/.SRCINFO
index 21544e9b37..76861224a5 100644
--- a/iproute2/.SRCINFO
+++ b/iproute2/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 pkgbase = iproute2
 	pkgdesc = IP Routing Utilities
-	pkgver = 6.11.0
+	pkgver = 6.12.0
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2.git
 	arch = x86_64
+	arch = powerpc64le
+	arch = powerpc64
+	arch = powerpc
+	arch = riscv64
 	license = GPL2
 	makedepends = db5.3
 	makedepends = linux-atm
@@ -19,13 +23,13 @@ pkgbase = iproute2
 	optdepends = linux-atm: ATM support
 	optdepends = python: for routel
 	provides = iproute
-	options = staticlibs
-	source = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/iproute2-6.11.0.tar.xz
-	source = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/iproute2-6.11.0.tar.sign
+	options = !emptydirs
+	source = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/iproute2-6.12.0.tar.xz
+	source = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/iproute2-6.12.0.tar.sign
 	source = 0001-make-iproute2-fhs-compliant.patch
 	source = 0002-bdb-5-3.patch
 	validpgpkeys = 9F6FC345B05BE7E766B83C8F80A77F6095CDE47E
-	sha256sums = 1f795398a04aeaacd06a8f6ace2cfd913c33fa5953ca99daae83bb5c534611c3
+	sha256sums = bbd141ef7b5d0127cc2152843ba61f274dc32814fa3e0f13e7d07a080bef53d9
 	sha256sums = SKIP
 	sha256sums = 758b82bd61ed7512d215efafd5fab5ae7a28fbfa6161b85e2ce7373285e56a5d
 	sha256sums = 611c1ad7946aab226a5f4059922d9430f51b3377e33911427f8fdf7f7d31f7d6
diff --git a/iproute2/PKGBUILD b/iproute2/PKGBUILD
index 00158920cb..4903b59af8 100644
--- a/iproute2/PKGBUILD
+++ b/iproute2/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 # Contributor: Judd Vinet <jvinet@zeroflux.org>
 
 pkgname=iproute2
-pkgver=6.11.0
-pkgrel=1.1
+pkgver=6.12.0
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='IP Routing Utilities'
 arch=(x86_64 powerpc64le powerpc64 powerpc riscv64)
 license=('GPL2')
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ optdepends=('db5.3: userspace arp daemon'
             'linux-atm: ATM support'
             'python: for routel')
 provides=('iproute')
-options=('staticlibs')
+options=('!emptydirs')
 validpgpkeys=('9F6FC345B05BE7E766B83C8F80A77F6095CDE47E') # Stephen Hemminger
 source=("https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar."{xz,sign}
         '0001-make-iproute2-fhs-compliant.patch'
         '0002-bdb-5-3.patch')
-sha256sums=('1f795398a04aeaacd06a8f6ace2cfd913c33fa5953ca99daae83bb5c534611c3'
+sha256sums=('bbd141ef7b5d0127cc2152843ba61f274dc32814fa3e0f13e7d07a080bef53d9'
             'SKIP'
             '758b82bd61ed7512d215efafd5fab5ae7a28fbfa6161b85e2ce7373285e56a5d'
             '611c1ad7946aab226a5f4059922d9430f51b3377e33911427f8fdf7f7d31f7d6')
@@ -38,17 +38,11 @@ prepare() {
 
   # use Berkeley DB 5.3
   patch -Np1 -i "${srcdir}"/0002-bdb-5-3.patch
-
-  # do not treat warnings as errors
-  sed -i 's/-Werror//' Makefile
-
 }
 
 build() {
   cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
 
-  export CFLAGS+=' -ffat-lto-objects'
-
   ./configure
   make DBM_INCLUDE='/usr/include/db5.3'
 }