diff --git a/patches/0040-netifd-fix-compile-on-older-kernels.patch b/patches/0040-netifd-fix-compile-on-older-kernels.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8c394919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/0040-netifd-fix-compile-on-older-kernels.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+From 5bf7a4a5befe6add789249fe02b737e353137146 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
+Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 08:36:30 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] netifd: fix compile on older kernels
+
+The ethtool features do not exist on ancient qualcomm kernels.
+Disable that feature if running on QCA.
+
+Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
+---
+ .../config/netifd/patches/003-ethtool.patch   | 31 +++++++++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
+ create mode 100644 package/network/config/netifd/patches/003-ethtool.patch
+
+diff --git a/package/network/config/netifd/patches/003-ethtool.patch b/package/network/config/netifd/patches/003-ethtool.patch
+new file mode 100644
+index 0000000000..6aee86283e
+--- /dev/null
++++ b/package/network/config/netifd/patches/003-ethtool.patch
+@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
++Index: netifd-2021-05-26-1eb0fafa/system-linux.c
++===================================================================
++--- netifd-2021-05-26-1eb0fafa.orig/system-linux.c
+++++ netifd-2021-05-26-1eb0fafa/system-linux.c
++@@ -1578,6 +1578,8 @@ int system_vlandev_del(struct device *vl
++ 	return system_link_del(vlandev->ifname);
++ }
++ 
+++#ifdef SPEED_400000
+++// ugly hack to detect if we are running on an ancient kernel
++ static void
++ system_set_ethtool_settings(struct device *dev, struct device_settings *s)
++ {
++@@ -1628,6 +1630,7 @@ system_set_ethtool_settings(struct devic
++ 	ecmd.cmd = ETHTOOL_SSET;
++ 	ioctl(sock_ioctl, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr);
++ }
+++#endif
++ 
++ void
++ system_if_get_settings(struct device *dev, struct device_settings *s)
++@@ -1852,7 +1855,9 @@ system_if_apply_settings(struct device *
++ 		system_set_drop_unsolicited_na(dev, s->drop_unsolicited_na ? "1" : "0");
++ 	if (apply_mask & DEV_OPT_ARP_ACCEPT)
++ 		system_set_arp_accept(dev, s->arp_accept ? "1" : "0");
+++#ifdef SPEED_400000
++ 	system_set_ethtool_settings(dev, s);
+++#endif
++ }
++ 
++ int system_if_up(struct device *dev)
+-- 
+2.25.1
+