diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_uikit_p.h b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_uikit_p.h
index c32bc4446cc..ea40e74f5c4 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_uikit_p.h
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_uikit_p.h
@@ -237,5 +237,26 @@ struct in6_ifreq {
 #define SIOCGIFAFLAG_IN6 _IOWR('i', 73, struct in6_ifreq)
 #define SIOCGIFALIFETIME_IN6 _IOWR('i', 81, struct in6_ifreq)
 
+// The definition below is ONLY a temporary workaround to unblock
+// integrations on CI. MUST be removed ASAP, as soon as SDK is
+// updated. Currently, we have WatchOS SDK 3.2 and it's missing
+// net/if_types.h (unlike SDK 4.0, which has it). Alas, we have to
+// work this around. We only define constants that we use in code.
+
+#if !QT_DARWIN_PLATFORM_SDK_EQUAL_OR_ABOVE(__MAC_NA, __IPHONE_NA, __TVOS_NA, __WATCHOS_4_0)
+
+#define QT_WATCHOS_OUTDATED_SDK_WORKAROUND
+
+#define IFT_PPP 0x17 /* RFC 1331 */
+#define IFT_LOOP 0x18 /* loopback */
+#define IFT_SLIP 0x1c /* IP over generic TTY */
+
+#define IFT_GIF 0x37 /*0xf0*/
+#define IFT_STF 0x39 /*0xf3*/
+
+#define IFT_IEEE1394 0x90 /* IEEE1394 High Performance SerialBus*/
+
+#endif // WatchOS SDK below 4.0
+
 #endif // QNETWORKINTERFACE_UIKIT_P_H
 
diff --git a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp
index 078b8dd1434..30bb37319bb 100644
--- a/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/network/kernel/qnetworkinterface_unix.cpp
@@ -405,11 +405,15 @@ static void getAddressExtraInfo(QNetworkAddressEntry *entry, struct sockaddr *sa
 # elif defined(Q_OS_BSD4)
 QT_BEGIN_INCLUDE_NAMESPACE
 #  include <net/if_dl.h>
-#  include <net/if_types.h>
 #if defined(QT_PLATFORM_UIKIT)
 #  include "qnetworkinterface_uikit_p.h"
+#if !defined(QT_WATCHOS_OUTDATED_SDK_WORKAROUND)
+// TODO: remove it as soon as SDK is updated on CI!!!
+#  include <net/if_types.h>
+#endif
 #else
 #  include <net/if_media.h>
+#  include <net/if_types.h>
 #  include <netinet/in_var.h>
 #endif // QT_PLATFORM_UIKIT
 QT_END_INCLUDE_NAMESPACE