diff --git a/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/patches/bridge-utils-1.5-linux_3.8.x.patch b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/patches/bridge-utils-1.5-linux_3.8.x.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..252540b9ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/patches/bridge-utils-1.5-linux_3.8.x.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+commit 5eebb7f9288b7881ffb929b1fd494fe3ac3be27d
+Author: Russell Senior <russell@personaltelco.net>
+Date:   Wed Mar 6 12:49:42 2013 -0800
+
+    bridge-utils: Fix compile against linux-3.8.x
+    
+    Linux 3.8 has a header, include/uapi/linux/if_bridge.h that uses a
+    struct in6_addr but doesn't define it.  The trivial seeming fix of
+    including the header that does define it causes more problems.  The
+    problem was discussed on mailing lists in January 2013.  The final
+    suggestion I found was here:
+    
+          http://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2013-January/msg01253.html
+    
+    This is intended to implement that suggestion.
+    
+    Signed-off-by: Russell Senior <russell@personaltelco.net>
+
+diff --git a/libbridge/libbridge.h b/libbridge/libbridge.h
+index 39964f2..dd14bae 100644
+--- libbridge/libbridge.h
++++ 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>
+ 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template
index 4bd220ee346..2fcbc5a655b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bridge-utils/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'bridge-utils'
 pkgname=bridge-utils
 version=1.5
-revision=3
+revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake"
 short_desc="Layer2 ethernet bridging for Linux"