diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp
index d5520e49175..fbff6dc4d32 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@
 #endif
 #include <net/if.h>
 
+#if defined(QT_LINUXBASE)
+#  define QT_NO_GETIFADDRS
+#endif
+
 #ifndef QT_NO_GETIFADDRS
 # include <ifaddrs.h>
 #endif
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ QT_BEGIN_INCLUDE_NAMESPACE
 QT_END_INCLUDE_NAMESPACE
 # endif
 
-# if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) &&  __GLIBC__ - 0 >= 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ - 0 >= 1
+# if defined(Q_OS_LINUX) &&  __GLIBC__ - 0 >= 2 && __GLIBC_MINOR__ - 0 >= 1 && !defined(QT_LINUXBASE)
 #  include <netpacket/packet.h>
 
 static QList<QNetworkInterfacePrivate *> createInterfaces(ifaddrs *rawList)