diff --git a/build/images/ovs/apply-patches.sh b/build/images/ovs/apply-patches.sh
index aa62b5a53ed..f01989ab68a 100755
--- a/build/images/ovs/apply-patches.sh
+++ b/build/images/ovs/apply-patches.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ function apply_patch() {
         git apply "$@"
 }
 
+function apply_custom_patch() {
+    commit_sha="$1"
+    shift
+    curl -s "https://github.com/ovsrobot/ovs/commit/$commit_sha.patch" | \
+        git apply "$@"
+}
+echo "applying tmp fix patch..."
+apply_custom_patch "3e0ed8d6ad65b829416d617df5af9376998869bc"
+echo "tmp fix patch applied."
+
 if version_lt "$OVS_VERSION" "2.13.0" || version_gt "$OVS_VERSION" "2.17.3"; then
     echoerr "OVS_VERSION $OVS_VERSION is not supported (must be >= 2.13.0 and <= 2.17.3)"
     exit 1