diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ip/iproute2/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ip/iproute2/package.nix
index 645d8b07fd0d..ea44bacf92f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ip/iproute2/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ip/iproute2/package.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20240804161054.942439-1-dilfridge@gentoo.org/raw";
       hash = "sha256-47obv6mIn/HO47lt47slpTAFDxiQ3U/voHKzIiIGCTM=";
     })
+  ]
+  # Temporarily gated to keep rebuild counts under control.
+  # The proper fix (targeted to staging) is done in https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/451397
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl [
+    (fetchurl {
+      name = "musl-redefinition.patch";
+      url = "https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20251012124002.296018-1-yureka@cyberchaos.dev/raw";
+      hash = "sha256-8gSpZb/B5sMd2OilUQqg0FqM9y3GZd5Ch5AXV5wrCZQ=";
+    })
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''