diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 94aacc9331..be05211d06 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ AC_CHECK_DECLS([gettid, pivot_root, name_to_handle_at, setns, LO_FLAGS_PARTSCAN]
 #include <linux/loop.h>
 ]])
 
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID,
+AC_CHECK_DECLS([IFLA_MACVLAN_FLAGS,
+                IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID,
                 IFLA_BOND_AD_INFO,
                 IFLA_VLAN_PROTOCOL,
                 IFLA_VXLAN_LOCAL6,
diff --git a/src/shared/missing.h b/src/shared/missing.h
index f129f0b2d3..818d704f92 100644
--- a/src/shared/missing.h
+++ b/src/shared/missing.h
@@ -371,6 +371,15 @@ static inline int setns(int fd, int nstype) {
 #define LOOP_CTL_GET_FREE 0x4C82
 #endif
 
+#if !HAVE_DECL_IFLA_MACVLAN_FLAGS
+#define IFLA_MACVLAN_UNSPEC 0
+#define IFLA_MACVLAN_MODE 1
+#define IFLA_MACVLAN_FLAGS 2
+#define __IFLA_MACVLAN_MAX 3
+
+#define IFLA_MACVLAN_MAX (__IFLA_MACVLAN_MAX - 1)
+#endif
+
 #if !HAVE_DECL_IFLA_PHYS_PORT_ID
 #undef IFLA_PROMISCUITY
 #define IFLA_PROMISCUITY 30