diff --git a/gub/specs/util-linux.py b/gub/specs/util-linux.py
index 86e47fab..278d25b1 100644
--- a/gub/specs/util-linux.py
+++ b/gub/specs/util-linux.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 class Util_linux__tools (tools.AutoBuild):
     source = 'https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.16/util-linux-ng-2.16.tar.gz'
     dependencies = ['libtool', 'bash']
+    patches = ['util-linux-2.16-sysmacro.patch']
     configure_flags = (tools.AutoBuild.configure_flags
                 + ' --disable-tls'
                 + ' --disable-makeinstall-chown'
diff --git a/patches/util-linux-2.16-sysmacro.patch b/patches/util-linux-2.16-sysmacro.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf00b563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/util-linux-2.16-sysmacro.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- util-linux-2.16/shlibs/blkid/src/devname.c.org
++++ util-linux-2.16/shlibs/blkid/src/devname.c
+@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
+ #if HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #endif
++#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+ #include <dirent.h>
+ #if HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+--- util-linux-2.16/shlibs/blkid/src/evaluate.c.org
++++ util-linux-2.16/shlibs/blkid/src/evaluate.c
+@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <ctype.h>
+ #include <sys/types.h>
++#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+ #ifdef HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
+ #include <sys/stat.h>
+ #endif