diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed6665cd..40a1110c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ It is a port of [Shadowsocks](https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks)
 created by [@clowwindy](https://github.com/clowwindy), which is maintained by
 [@madeye](https://github.com/madeye) and [@linusyang](https://github.com/linusyang).
 
-Current version: 2.4.4 | [Changelog](debian/changelog)
+Current version: 2.4.5 | [Changelog](debian/changelog)
 
 Travis CI: [![Travis CI](https://travis-ci.org/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev) | Jenkins Matrix: [![Jenkins](https://jenkins.shadowvpn.org/buildStatus/icon?job=Shadowsocks-libev)](https://jenkins.shadowvpn.org/job/Shadowsocks-libev/)
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0eaa0dd6..e3cacea4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
-# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for shadowsocks-libev 2.4.4.
+# Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69 for shadowsocks-libev 2.4.5.
 #
 # Report bugs to <max.c.lv@gmail.com>.
 #
@@ -590,8 +590,8 @@ MAKEFLAGS=
 # Identity of this package.
 PACKAGE_NAME='shadowsocks-libev'
 PACKAGE_TARNAME='shadowsocks-libev'
-PACKAGE_VERSION='2.4.4'
-PACKAGE_STRING='shadowsocks-libev 2.4.4'
+PACKAGE_VERSION='2.4.5'
+PACKAGE_STRING='shadowsocks-libev 2.4.5'
 PACKAGE_BUGREPORT='max.c.lv@gmail.com'
 PACKAGE_URL=''
 
@@ -639,14 +639,14 @@ am__EXEEXT_TRUE
 LTLIBOBJS
 LIBOBJS
 subdirs
-PTHREAD_CFLAGS
-PTHREAD_LIBS
-PTHREAD_CC
-ax_pthread_config
 BUILD_WINCOMPAT_FALSE
 BUILD_WINCOMPAT_TRUE
 BUILD_REDIRECTOR_FALSE
 BUILD_REDIRECTOR_TRUE
+PTHREAD_CFLAGS
+PTHREAD_LIBS
+PTHREAD_CC
+ax_pthread_config
 INET_NTOP_LIB
 USE_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIB_FALSE
 USE_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIB_TRUE
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ if test "$ac_init_help" = "long"; then
   # Omit some internal or obsolete options to make the list less imposing.
   # This message is too long to be a string in the A/UX 3.1 sh.
   cat <<_ACEOF
-\`configure' configures shadowsocks-libev 2.4.4 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
+\`configure' configures shadowsocks-libev 2.4.5 to adapt to many kinds of systems.
 
 Usage: $0 [OPTION]... [VAR=VALUE]...
 
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ fi
 
 if test -n "$ac_init_help"; then
   case $ac_init_help in
-     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of shadowsocks-libev 2.4.4:";;
+     short | recursive ) echo "Configuration of shadowsocks-libev 2.4.5:";;
    esac
   cat <<\_ACEOF
 
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ fi
 test -n "$ac_init_help" && exit $ac_status
 if $ac_init_version; then
   cat <<\_ACEOF
-shadowsocks-libev configure 2.4.4
+shadowsocks-libev configure 2.4.5
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69
 
 Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@@ -2075,7 +2075,7 @@ cat >config.log <<_ACEOF
 This file contains any messages produced by compilers while
 running configure, to aid debugging if configure makes a mistake.
 
-It was created by shadowsocks-libev $as_me 2.4.4, which was
+It was created by shadowsocks-libev $as_me 2.4.5, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   $ $0 $@
@@ -4314,7 +4314,7 @@ fi
 
 # Define the identity of the package.
  PACKAGE='shadowsocks-libev'
- VERSION='2.4.4'
+ VERSION='2.4.5'
 
 
 cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
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+
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+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+ax_pthread_ok=no
+
+# We used to check for pthread.h first, but this fails if pthread.h
+# requires special compiler flags (e.g. on True64 or Sequent).
+# It gets checked for in the link test anyway.
+
+# First of all, check if the user has set any of the PTHREAD_LIBS,
+# etcetera environment variables, and if threads linking works using
+# them:
+if test x"$PTHREAD_LIBS$PTHREAD_CFLAGS" != x; then
+        save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+        save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+        { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pthread_join in LIBS=$PTHREAD_LIBS with CFLAGS=$PTHREAD_CFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pthread_join in LIBS=$PTHREAD_LIBS with CFLAGS=$PTHREAD_CFLAGS... " >&6; }
+        cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
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+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
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+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char pthread_join ();
+int
+main ()
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+  ;
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+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ax_pthread_ok=yes
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
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+                PTHREAD_CFLAGS=""
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+        LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+        CFLAGS="$save_CFLAGS"
+fi
+
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+# (e.g. DEC) have both -lpthread and -lpthreads, where one of the
+# libraries is broken (non-POSIX).
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+}
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+
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+
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+
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+        LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
+            CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+            CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
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+        as_fn_error $? "Can not find pthreads.  This is required." "$LINENO" 5
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+
 ggl_check_stack_protector_save_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS"
 ggl_check_stack_protector_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
 
@@ -15124,445 +15563,6 @@ done
 
 
 
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 if test -z "$USE_SYSTEM_SHARED_LIB_TRUE"; then :
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@@ -16122,7 +16122,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<\_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 # report actual input values of CONFIG_FILES etc. instead of their
 # values after options handling.
 ac_log="
-This file was extended by shadowsocks-libev $as_me 2.4.4, which was
+This file was extended by shadowsocks-libev $as_me 2.4.5, which was
 generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69.  Invocation command line was
 
   CONFIG_FILES    = $CONFIG_FILES
@@ -16188,7 +16188,7 @@ _ACEOF
 cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 ac_cs_config="`$as_echo "$ac_configure_args" | sed 's/^ //; s/[\\""\`\$]/\\\\&/g'`"
 ac_cs_version="\\
-shadowsocks-libev config.status 2.4.4
+shadowsocks-libev config.status 2.4.5
 configured by $0, generated by GNU Autoconf 2.69,
   with options \\"\$ac_cs_config\\"
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 67e74505..c1017ba1 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.67])
-AC_INIT([shadowsocks-libev], [2.4.4], [max.c.lv@gmail.com])
+AC_INIT([shadowsocks-libev], [2.4.5], [max.c.lv@gmail.com])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/encrypt.c])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR(auto)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ab686542..0338ed50 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+shadowsocks-libev (2.4.5-1) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Fix build issues on OpenWRT.
+  * Reduce the latency for redir mode.
+
+ -- Max Lv <max.c.lv@gmail.com>  Mon, 01 Feb 2016 13:22:50 +0800
+
 shadowsocks-libev (2.4.4-1) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Fix a potential memory leak.
diff --git a/openwrt/Makefile b/openwrt/Makefile
index 923ad277..c7bd932c 100644
--- a/openwrt/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=shadowsocks-libev
-PKG_VERSION:=2.4.4
+PKG_VERSION:=2.4.5
 PKG_RELEASE=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-libev/archive