diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d75a02623bc..aabb5e4fe48 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ AC_CHECK_DECLS([IFLA_INET6_ADDR_GEN_MODE,
                 IFLA_GRE_ENCAP_DPORT,
                 IFLA_BRIDGE_VLAN_INFO,
                 IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING_SYNC,
+                IFLA_BR_PRIORITY,
                 NDA_IFINDEX,
                 IFA_FLAGS],
 [], [], [[
diff --git a/src/basic/missing.h b/src/basic/missing.h
index 9811b6b23e4..1e3af283bb3 100644
--- a/src/basic/missing.h
+++ b/src/basic/missing.h
@@ -842,6 +842,19 @@ static inline int setns(int fd, int nstype) {
 #define IFLA_BRIDGE_MAX (__IFLA_BRIDGE_MAX - 1)
 #endif
 
+#if !HAVE_DECL_IFLA_BR_PRIORITY
+#define IFLA_BR_UNSPEC 0
+#define IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY 1
+#define IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME 2
+#define IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE 3
+#define IFLA_BR_AGEING_TIME 4
+#define IFLA_BR_STP_STATE 5
+#define IFLA_BR_PRIORITY 6
+#define __IFLA_BR_MAX 7
+
+#define IFLA_BR_MAX (__IFLA_BR_MAX - 1)
+#endif
+
 #if !HAVE_DECL_IFLA_BRPORT_LEARNING_SYNC
 #define IFLA_BRPORT_UNSPEC 0
 #define IFLA_BRPORT_STATE 1