diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/netlink_deprecated_linux_notarm.go b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/netlink_deprecated_linux_notarm.go
index df526952f7..0852d0f165 100644
--- a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/netlink_deprecated_linux_notarm.go
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/netlink_deprecated_linux_notarm.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build !arm,!ppc64,!ppc64le
+// +build !arm,!ppc64,!ppc64le,!s390x
 
 package bridge
 
diff --git a/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/netlink_deprecated_linux_s390x.go b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/netlink_deprecated_linux_s390x.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d9abdc2ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetwork/drivers/bridge/netlink_deprecated_linux_s390x.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+// +build s390x
+
+package bridge
+
+func ifrDataByte(b byte) uint8 {
+	return uint8(b)
+}