diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index b456c32..0f3b45d 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Supported configurations for this release
 
 	* iptables >= 1.4.5
 
-	* kernel-devel >= 2.6.38
+	* kernel-devel >= 2.6.39
 	  with prepared build/output directory
 	  - CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK or CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK
 	  - CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK or CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e002589..b706a39 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ if test -n "$kbuilddir"; then
 			echo "WARNING: That kernel version is not officially supported.";
 		elif test "$kmajor" -eq 3; then
 			:;
-		elif test "$kmajor" -eq 2 -a "$kminor" -eq 6 -a "$kmicro" -ge 38; then
+		elif test "$kmajor" -eq 2 -a "$kminor" -eq 6 -a "$kmicro" -ge 39; then
 			:;
 		else
 			echo "WARNING: That kernel version is not officially supported.";
diff --git a/doc/changelog.txt b/doc/changelog.txt
index 4da9296..f67e1e7 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.txt
+++ b/doc/changelog.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 HEAD
 ====
 Changes:
-- remove support for Linux 2.6.17–2.6.37
+- remove support for Linux 2.6.17–2.6.38
 - remove xt_TEE (this is available upstream since 2.6.35)
 - remove xt_CHECKSUM (this is available upstream since 2.6.36)
 
diff --git a/extensions/compat_xtables.h b/extensions/compat_xtables.h
index 1f4d4e5..c11dad6 100644
--- a/extensions/compat_xtables.h
+++ b/extensions/compat_xtables.h
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 
 #define DEBUGP Use__pr_debug__instead
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 38)
-#	warning Kernels below 2.6.38 not supported.
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
+#	warning Kernels below 2.6.39 not supported.
 #endif
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK) || defined(CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_MODULE)
diff --git a/extensions/xt_ECHO.c b/extensions/xt_ECHO.c
index 057d81a..dac5ebe 100644
--- a/extensions/xt_ECHO.c
+++ b/extensions/xt_ECHO.c
@@ -105,11 +105,7 @@ echo_tg6(struct sk_buff **poldskb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	}
 
 	skb_dst_set(newskb, dst);
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 38)
 	newip->hop_limit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(skb_dst(newskb));
-#else
-	newip->hop_limit = dst_metric(skb_dst(newskb), RTAX_HOPLIMIT);
-#endif
 	newskb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
 	/* "Never happens" (?) */
@@ -199,11 +195,7 @@ echo_tg4(struct sk_buff **poldskb, const struct xt_action_param *par)
 	if (ip_route_me_harder(&newskb, RTN_UNSPEC) != 0)
 		goto free_nskb;
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 38)
 	newip->ttl = ip4_dst_hoplimit(skb_dst(newskb));
-#else
-	newip->ttl = dst_metric(skb_dst(newskb), RTAX_HOPLIMIT);
-#endif
 	newskb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
 
 	/* "Never happens" (?) */
diff --git a/extensions/xt_TARPIT.c b/extensions/xt_TARPIT.c
index f55d7f7..dfacf03 100644
--- a/extensions/xt_TARPIT.c
+++ b/extensions/xt_TARPIT.c
@@ -267,11 +267,7 @@ static void tarpit_tcp4(struct sk_buff *oldskb, unsigned int hook,
 	if (mode == XTTARPIT_HONEYPOT)
 		niph->ttl = 128;
 	else
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 38)
 		niph->ttl = ip4_dst_hoplimit(skb_dst(nskb));
-#else
-		niph->ttl = dst_metric(skb_dst(nskb), RTAX_HOPLIMIT);
-#endif
 
 	/* Adjust IP checksum */
 	niph->check = 0;
@@ -363,11 +359,7 @@ static void tarpit_tcp6(struct sk_buff *oldskb, unsigned int hook,
 	if (mode == XTTARPIT_HONEYPOT) {
 		ip6h->hop_limit = 128;
 	} else {
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 38)
 		ip6h->hop_limit = ip6_dst_hoplimit(skb_dst(nskb));
-#else
-		ip6h->hop_limit = dst_metric(skb_dst(nskb), RTAX_HOPLIMIT);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	tcph = (struct tcphdr *)(skb_network_header(nskb) +