diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bridge-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bridge-utils/default.nix
index 3b48b9ec211..2fdf728ef4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bridge-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/bridge-utils/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoconf, automake }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook }:
 
-let
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "bridge-utils-1.5";
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  inherit name;
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/bridge/${name}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "42f9e5fb8f6c52e63a98a43b81bd281c227c529f194913e1c51ec48a393b6688";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ autoconf automake ];
+  # Remove patch once the kernel headers are updated
+  patches = [ ./add-ip6-header.patch ];
 
-  preConfigure = "autoreconf";
+  buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     # The bridge utils build does not fail even if the brctl binary