diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
index ba0f1d4fd0f..806efdcba6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     url = "http://devresources.linux-foundation.org/dev/iproute2/download/${name}.tar.bz2";
     sha256 = "18why1wy0v859axgrlfxn80zmskss0410hh9rf5gn9cr29zg9cla";
   };
- 
+
+  patches = [ ./vpnc.patch ];
+
   preConfigure =
     ''
       patchShebangs ./configure
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/vpnc.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/vpnc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a65f3e5df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iproute/vpnc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+vpnc fails with "RTNETLINK answers: No such device"
+Patch from: https://bugs.gentoo.org/attachment.cgi?id=245736
+In reference to: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=331447
+
+--- iproute2-2.6.35.old/ip/iproute.c	2010-09-02 16:00:21.805000124 +0200
++++ iproute2-2.6.35/ip/iproute.c	2010-09-02 16:00:40.782000125 +0200
+@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
+ 	if (r->rtm_family == AF_INET6 && table != RT_TABLE_MAIN)
+ 		ip6_multiple_tables = 1;
+ 
+-	if (filter.cloned == !(r->rtm_flags&RTM_F_CLONED))
++	if (filter.cloned && !(r->rtm_flags&RTM_F_CLONED))
+ 		return 0;
+ 
+ 	if (r->rtm_family == AF_INET6 && !ip6_multiple_tables) {