diff --git a/include/netlink/utils.h b/include/netlink/utils.h
index da46a55..2094bb4 100644
--- a/include/netlink/utils.h
+++ b/include/netlink/utils.h
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ extern void	nl_dump_line(struct nl_dump_params *, const char *, ...);
 enum {
 	NL_CAPABILITY_NONE,
 
+	/**
+	 * rtnl_route_build_msg() no longer guesses the route scope
+	 * if explicitly set to RT_SCOPE_NOWHERE.
+	 * @ingroup utils
+	 */
+	NL_CAPABILITY_ROUTE_BUILD_MSG_SET_SCOPE         = 1,
+#define NL_CAPABILITY_ROUTE_BUILD_MSG_SET_SCOPE NL_CAPABILITY_ROUTE_BUILD_MSG_SET_SCOPE
+
 	__NL_CAPABILITY_MAX
 #define NL_CAPABILITY_MAX                               (__NL_CAPABILITY_MAX - 1)
 };
diff --git a/lib/utils.c b/lib/utils.c
index 7ce06b0..49ff120 100644
--- a/lib/utils.c
+++ b/lib/utils.c
@@ -1143,6 +1143,15 @@ int nl_has_capability (int capability)
 			_NL_SETV((i), 1, (v1)) | _NL_SETV((i), 5, (v5)) | \
 			_NL_SETV((i), 2, (v2)) | _NL_SETV((i), 6, (v6)) | \
 			_NL_SETV((i), 3, (v3)) | _NL_SETV((i), 7, (v7)) )
+		_NL_SET(0,
+			NL_CAPABILITY_ROUTE_BUILD_MSG_SET_SCOPE,
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+			0,
+			0),
 #undef _NL_SET
 #undef _NL_SETV
 #undef _NL_ASSERT