diff --git a/lxc-2.0.8-fix_capability_h.patch b/lxc-2.0.8-fix_capability_h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5b92c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lxc-2.0.8-fix_capability_h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+diff -up lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/caps.h.orig lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/caps.h
+--- lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/caps.h.orig	2017-05-11 17:23:06.000000000 +0000
++++ lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/caps.h	2017-06-10 07:04:48.702079368 +0000
+@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
+ #define __LXC_CAPS_H
+ 
+ #if HAVE_LIBCAP
++#include <linux/types.h>
+ #include <sys/capability.h>
+ 
+ extern int lxc_caps_down(void);
+diff -up lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/conf.c.orig lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/conf.c
+--- lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/conf.c.orig	2017-05-11 17:23:06.000000000 +0000
++++ lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/conf.c	2017-06-10 07:08:18.448806856 +0000
+@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
+ #include "lsm/lsm.h"
+ 
+ #if HAVE_LIBCAP
++#include <linux/types.h>
+ #include <sys/capability.h>
+ #endif
+ 
+diff -up lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/start.c.orig lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/start.c
+--- lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/start.c.orig	2017-05-11 17:23:06.000000000 +0000
++++ lxc-2.0.8/src/lxc/start.c	2017-06-10 07:05:33.166293224 +0000
+@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
+ #include <sys/wait.h>
+ 
+ #if HAVE_LIBCAP
++#include <linux/types.h>
+ #include <sys/capability.h>
+ #endif
+ 
diff --git a/lxc.spec b/lxc.spec
index 554886b..9b4ffd5 100644
--- a/lxc.spec
+++ b/lxc.spec
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 Name:           lxc
 Version:        2.0.8
-Release:        %{?prerel:0.}1%{?prerel:.%{prerel}}%{?dist}
+Release:        %{?prerel:0.}2%{?prerel:.%{prerel}}%{?dist}
 Summary:        Linux Resource Containers
 Group:          Applications/System
 License:        LGPLv2+ and GPLv2
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ Source0:        http://linuxcontainers.org/downloads/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 %endif
 Patch0:         lxc-2.0.7-fix-init.patch
 Patch1:         lxc-2.0.6-fix-lxc-net.patch
+Patch2:         lxc-2.0.8-fix_capability_h.patch
 BuildRequires:  docbook2X
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  kernel-headers
@@ -177,6 +178,11 @@ This package contains documentation for %{name}.
 %setup -q -n %{name}-%{?!prerel:%{version}}%{?prerel:%{commit}}
 %patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
+%if 0%{?rhel} == 6
+# fix build failure with broken sys/capabilities.h (see
+# e.g. rhbz#483548)
+%patch2 -p1
+%endif
 
 
 %build
@@ -376,6 +382,9 @@ fi
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Jun 10 2017 Thomas Moschny <thomas.moschny@gmx.de> - 2.0.8-2
+- Fix for EL6 build failure.
+
 * Tue Jun  6 2017 Thomas Moschny <thomas.moschny@gmx.de> - 2.0.8-1
 - Update to 2.0.8.