diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 11bd46cbab..371158efe5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_PYTHON], [test "x$have_python" = "xyes"])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([sys/capability.h], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([*** POSIX caps headers not found])])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/btrfs.h], [], [])
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/memfd.h], [], [])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([linux/vm_sockets.h], [], [], [#include <sys/socket.h>])
 
 # unconditionally pull-in librt with old glibc versions
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([clock_gettime], [rt], [], [])
diff --git a/src/basic/missing.h b/src/basic/missing.h
index dd4425697f..480462357d 100644
--- a/src/basic/missing.h
+++ b/src/basic/missing.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <uchar.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -50,6 +51,23 @@
 #include <linux/btrfs.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_VM_SOCKETS_H
+#include <linux/vm_sockets.h>
+#else
+#define VMADDR_CID_ANY -1U
+struct sockaddr_vm {
+        unsigned short svm_family;
+        unsigned short svm_reserved1;
+        unsigned int svm_port;
+        unsigned int svm_cid;
+        unsigned char svm_zero[sizeof(struct sockaddr) -
+                               sizeof(unsigned short) -
+                               sizeof(unsigned short) -
+                               sizeof(unsigned int) -
+                               sizeof(unsigned int)];
+};
+#endif /* !HAVE_LINUX_VM_SOCKETS_H */
+
 #include "macro.h"
 
 #ifndef RLIMIT_RTTIME
@@ -1163,4 +1181,8 @@ struct ethtool_link_settings {
 #define SOL_ALG 279
 #endif
 
+#ifndef AF_VSOCK
+#define AF_VSOCK 40
+#endif
+
 #include "missing_syscall.h"