--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/mrdpriv/linux/netlink_missing_defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#include <linux/version.h>
+
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,19)
+
+#include <linux/if_link.h>
+#include <linux/if_addr.h>
+#include <linux/neighbour.h>
+
+#ifndef IFA_RTA
+#define IFA_RTA(r) \
+       ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg))))
+#endif
+#ifndef IFA_PAYLOAD
+#define IFA_PAYLOAD(n) NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef IFLA_RTA
+#define IFLA_RTA(r) \
+       ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg))))
+#endif
+#ifndef IFLA_PAYLOAD
+#define IFLA_PAYLOAD(n)        NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct ifinfomsg))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NDA_RTA
+#define NDA_RTA(r) \
+       ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ndmsg))))
+#endif
+#ifndef NDA_PAYLOAD
+#define NDA_PAYLOAD(n) NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct ndmsg))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef NDTA_RTA
+#define NDTA_RTA(r) \
+       ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct ndtmsg))))
+#endif
+#ifndef NDTA_PAYLOAD
+#define NDTA_PAYLOAD(n) NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct ndtmsg))
+#endif
+
+#endif
--- a/src/linux/linux_unicast_route.cpp
+++ b/src/linux/linux_unicast_route.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <mrdpriv/linux/unicast_route.h>
+#include <mrdpriv/linux/netlink_missing_defs.h>
 
 #include <mrd/mrd.h>
 #include <mrd/interface.h>