diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/net/if_private.h b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/net/if_private.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3053583c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/net/if_private.h
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/* nothing here */
diff --git a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/mbuf-fbsd.h b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/mbuf-fbsd.h
index 327bf45412..0cf0fef075 100644
--- a/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/mbuf-fbsd.h
+++ b/src/libs/compat/freebsd_network/compat/sys/mbuf-fbsd.h
@@ -273,6 +273,12 @@ mbufq_last(const struct mbufq *mq)
 	return (STAILQ_LAST(&mq->mq_head, mbuf, m_stailqpkt));
 }
 
+static inline bool
+mbufq_empty(const struct mbufq *mq)
+{
+	return (mq->mq_len == 0);
+}
+
 static inline int
 mbufq_full(const struct mbufq *mq)
 {