diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index b2b7a480fc..027c920357 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -1739,7 +1739,8 @@ that the Ethernet protocol is much simpler than the IP protocol.")
                       #t)))))
     (inputs
      `(("db4" ,bdb)
-       ("iptables" ,iptables)))
+       ("iptables" ,iptables)
+       ("libmnl" ,libmnl)))
     (native-inputs
      `(("bison" ,bison)
        ("flex" ,flex)