diff --git a/osdep/LinuxEthernetTap.cpp b/osdep/LinuxEthernetTap.cpp
index 275443bd4..4abc54b92 100644
--- a/osdep/LinuxEthernetTap.cpp
+++ b/osdep/LinuxEthernetTap.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include <string>
 
+#ifndef IFNAMSIZ
+#define IFNAMSIZ 16
+#endif
+
 // ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff with no ADI
 static const ZeroTier::MulticastGroup _blindWildcardMulticastGroup(ZeroTier::MAC(0xff),0);
 
diff --git a/osdep/LinuxNetLink.cpp b/osdep/LinuxNetLink.cpp
index 8ee477278..421da1f63 100644
--- a/osdep/LinuxNetLink.cpp
+++ b/osdep/LinuxNetLink.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/if_tun.h>
 
+#ifndef IFNAMSIZ
+#define IFNAMSIZ 16
+#endif
+
 namespace ZeroTier {
 
 struct nl_route_req {
diff --git a/osdep/LinuxNetLink.hpp b/osdep/LinuxNetLink.hpp
index c5e08c232..22222e468 100644
--- a/osdep/LinuxNetLink.hpp
+++ b/osdep/LinuxNetLink.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
-#include <linux/if.h>
+//#include <linux/if.h>
 
 #include "../node/InetAddress.hpp"
 #include "../node/MAC.hpp"
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ private:
 		iface_entry()
 		{ memset(this,0,sizeof(iface_entry)); }
 		int index;
-		char ifacename[IFNAMSIZ];
+		char ifacename[16]; // IFNAMSIZ on Linux == 16
 		char mac[18];
 		char mac_bin[6];
 		unsigned int mtu;