diff --git a/libs/libnl3/BUILD b/libs/libnl3/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f928a978bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libnl3/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+(
+
+  OPTS+=" --sysconfdir=/etc/$MODULE" &&
+
+  default_build
+
+) > $C_FIFO 2>&1
diff --git a/libs/libnl3/DETAILS b/libs/libnl3/DETAILS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e7875b90a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/libnl3/DETAILS
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+          MODULE=libnl3
+         VERSION=3.2.11
+          SOURCE=libnl-$VERSION.tar.gz
+      SOURCE_URL=http://www.infradead.org/~tgr/libnl/files
+SOURCE_DIRECTORY=$BUILD_DIRECTORY/libnl-$VERSION
+      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:e8ce1ac2d11971c6ee9d58ac5b08e8fab538fabd
+        WEB_SITE=http://www.infradead.org/~tgr/libnl
+         ENTERED=20110511
+         UPDATED=20120709
+           SHORT="A library for applications dealing with netlink sockets"
+
+cat << EOF
+libnl is a library for applications dealing with netlink sockets.
+EOF