diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bridge-utils/add-ip6-header.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bridge-utils/add-ip6-header.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c9149bfec38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bridge-utils/add-ip6-header.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+diff --git a/libbridge/libbridge.h b/libbridge/libbridge.h
+index 39964f2..dd14bae 100644
+--- a/libbridge/libbridge.h
++++ b/libbridge/libbridge.h
+@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
+ #define _LIBBRIDGE_H
+
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
++#include <netinet/in.h>
+ #include <linux/if.h>
+ #include <linux/if_bridge.h>