diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2619a653d..855c90298 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #   USE_TCPSPLICE        : enable tcp_splice() on Linux (needs kernel patch).
 #   USE_TPROXY           : enable transparent proxy. Automatic.
 #   USE_LINUX_TPROXY     : enable full transparent proxy (need kernel patch).
+#   USE_LINUX_SPLICE     : enable kernel 2.6 splicing (broken on old kernels)
 #
 # Options can be forced by specifying "USE_xxx=1" or can be disabled by using
 # "USE_xxx=" (empty string).
@@ -298,6 +299,11 @@ OPTIONS_LDFLAGS += -L$(TCPSPLICEDIR) -ltcpsplice
 BUILD_OPTIONS   += $(call ignore_implicit,USE_TCPSPLICE)
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(USE_LINUX_SPLICE),)
+OPTIONS_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_HAP_LINUX_SPLICE
+BUILD_OPTIONS  += $(call ignore_implicit,USE_LINUX_SPLICE)
+endif
+
 ifneq ($(USE_CTTPROXY),)
 OPTIONS_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_HAP_CTTPROXY
 OPTIONS_OBJS   += src/cttproxy.o