diff --git a/package/iproute2/0002-ss-fix-compilation-under-glibc-2.18.patch b/package/iproute2/0002-ss-fix-compilation-under-glibc-2.18.patch
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+From 9700927a008a803ac119bdf816bdc1baa69d705c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de_schampheleire@nokia.com>
+Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:41:51 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] ss: fix compilation under glibc < 2.18
+
+Commit c759116a0b2b6da8df9687b0a40ac69050132c77 introduced support for
+AF_VSOCK. This define is only provided since glibc version 2.18, so
+compilation fails when using older toolchains.
+
+Provide the necessary definitions if needed.
+
+Signed-off-by: Thomas De Schampheleire <thomas.de_schampheleire@nokia.com>
+Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
+---
+ misc/ss.c | 8 ++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/misc/ss.c b/misc/ss.c
+index 9e821faf..766fdc5f 100644
+--- a/misc/ss.c
++++ b/misc/ss.c
+@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
+ #include <linux/tipc_netlink.h>
+ #include <linux/tipc_sockets_diag.h>
+ 
++/* AF_VSOCK/PF_VSOCK is only provided since glibc 2.18 */
++#ifndef PF_VSOCK
++#define PF_VSOCK 40
++#endif
++#ifndef AF_VSOCK
++#define AF_VSOCK PF_VSOCK
++#endif
++
+ #define MAGIC_SEQ 123456
+ #define BUF_CHUNK (1024 * 1024)
+ #define LEN_ALIGN(x) (((x) + 1) & ~1)
+-- 
+2.19.2
+