diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-6.18/201-gen_init_cpio_portability.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.18/201-gen_init_cpio_portability.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6704f2b469
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-6.18/201-gen_init_cpio_portability.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+From 60e044199e773df4863405dba0f7abe16a43282d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mark Mentovai <mark@mentovai.com>
+Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 12:48:31 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] gen_init_cpio: fix build on macOS hosts
+
+ae18b94099b0 (2025-08-20, in 6.18) introduced a dependency on the
+Linux-specific O_LARGEFILE, and 97169cd6d95b (2025-08-20, in 6.18)
+introduced a dependency on the Linux-specific copy_file_range. Both of
+these commits were a part of the
+https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250819032607.28727-1-ddiss@suse.de/
+series. These new dependencies may not be available on non-Linux
+systems, although it is possible to cross-build Linux on non-Linux build
+hosts, and it is appropriate to run tools like gen_init_cpio on such
+build hosts. It is straightforward to avoid these Linux-specific
+features when not building on Linux.
+
+Signed-off-by: Mark Mentovai <mark@mentovai.com>
+---
+ usr/gen_init_cpio.c | 8 +++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+--- a/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
++++ b/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
+@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ static int cpio_mkfile(const char *name,
+ 		    push_pad(namepadlen ? namepadlen : padlen(offset, 4)) < 0)
+ 			goto error;
+ 
++#ifdef __linux__
+ 		if (size) {
+ 			this_read = copy_file_range(file, NULL, outfd, NULL, size, 0);
+ 			if (this_read > 0) {
+@@ -466,6 +467,7 @@ static int cpio_mkfile(const char *name,
+ 			}
+ 			/* short or failed copy falls back to read/write... */
+ 		}
++#endif
+ 
+ 		while (size) {
+ 			unsigned char filebuf[65536];
+@@ -674,7 +676,11 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
+ 			break;
+ 		case 'o':
+ 			outfd = open(optarg,
+-				     O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_LARGEFILE | O_TRUNC,
++				     O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC
++#ifdef O_LARGEFILE
++					     | O_LARGEFILE
++#endif
++				     ,
+ 				     0600);
+ 			if (outfd < 0) {
+ 				fprintf(stderr, "failed to open %s\n", optarg);