diff --git a/net/iputils/patches/001_version_fix.patch b/net/iputils/patches/001_version_fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9237903ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/iputils/patches/001_version_fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Description: set a static version string rather than discern it from git
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ add_project_arguments(
+ 
+ conf = configuration_data()
+ conf.set_quoted('PACKAGE_NAME', meson.project_name())
++conf.set('VCS_TAG', meson.project_version())
+ conf.set('_GNU_SOURCE', 1, description : 'Enable GNU extensions on systems that have them.')
+ 
+ build_arping = get_option('BUILD_ARPING')
+@@ -207,10 +208,10 @@ foreach h : [
+ 	endif
+ endforeach
+ 
+-git_version_h = vcs_tag(
++git_version_h = configure_file(
+ 	input : 'git-version.h.meson',
+ 	output : 'git-version.h',
+-	fallback : meson.project_version()
++	configuration: conf
+ )
+ 
+ config_h = configure_file(