diff --git a/package/libnl/libnl.hash b/package/libnl/libnl.hash
index 2f1a3cb1b3..eafba4a390 100644
--- a/package/libnl/libnl.hash
+++ b/package/libnl/libnl.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # From https://github.com/thom311/libnl/releases/download/libnl3_2_27/libnl-3.2.27.tar.gz.sha256sum
 sha256	4bbbf92b3c78a90f423cf96260bf419a28b75db8cced47051217a56795f58ec6	libnl-3.2.27.tar.gz
+sha256	b7bb929194eefc56c786a7e1ae5176b54713f9013ccec63760f232742ae80361	3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb.patch
diff --git a/package/libnl/libnl.mk b/package/libnl/libnl.mk
index 85c0db86f6..af28382dda 100644
--- a/package/libnl/libnl.mk
+++ b/package/libnl/libnl.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ LIBNL_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBNL_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LIBNL_DEPENDENCIES = host-bison host-flex
 
+LIBNL_PATCH = https://github.com/thom311/libnl/commit/3e18948f17148e6a3c4255bdeaaf01ef6081ceeb.patch
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBNL_TOOLS),y)
 LIBNL_CONF_OPTS += --enable-cli
 else