diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix
index a889821c9475..5c7b26ced05d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/babeld/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, nixosTests }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, nixosTests }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "babeld";
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "01vzhrspnm4sy9ggaz9n3bfl5hy3qlynr218j3mdcddzm3h00kqm";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # Skip kernel_setup_interface when `skip-kernel-setup` is enabled.
+      url = "https://github.com/jech/babeld/commit/f9698a5616842467ad08a5f9ed3d6fcfa2dd2898.patch";
+      sha256 = "00kj2jxsfq0pjk5wrkslyvkww57makxlwa4fd82g7g9hrgahpqwr";
+    })
+  ];
+
   preBuild = ''
     makeFlags="PREFIX=$out ETCDIR=$out/etc"
   '';