diff --git a/utils/sispmctl/Makefile b/utils/sispmctl/Makefile
index 87e15f58fa..ad6c1e3523 100644
--- a/utils/sispmctl/Makefile
+++ b/utils/sispmctl/Makefile
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ define Package/sispmctl/description
  multiple SIS-PM devices, too.
 endef
 
+TARGET_CFLAGS += -D_GNU_SOURCE
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--enable-webless \
 	--disable-dependency-tracking
diff --git a/utils/sispmctl/patches/001-fix-includes.patch b/utils/sispmctl/patches/001-fix-includes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..218e22e1c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/sispmctl/patches/001-fix-includes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- a/src/sispm_ctl.c
++++ b/src/sispm_ctl.c
+@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <unistd.h>
+ #include <time.h>
++#include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <usb.h>
+ #include <assert.h>
+ #include "sispm_ctl.h"
+--- a/src/main.c
++++ b/src/main.c
+@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
+ #define __USE_XOPEN
+ #include <time.h>
+ #include <signal.h>
+-#include <usb.h>
+ #include <assert.h>
+ #include <getopt.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
++#include <usb.h>
+ 
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+