diff --git a/rules/lldpd.mk b/rules/lldpd.mk
index 10f3a200fc94..0e0d13721f83 100644
--- a/rules/lldpd.mk
+++ b/rules/lldpd.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # lldpd package
 
-LLDPD_VERSION = 0.9.5
+LLDPD_VERSION = 0.9.6
 
 LLDPD = lldpd_$(LLDPD_VERSION)-0_amd64.deb
 $(LLDPD)_DEPENDS += $(LIBSNMP_DEV)
diff --git a/src/lldpd/Makefile b/src/lldpd/Makefile
index c34062505d4e..5f502b86863c 100644
--- a/src/lldpd/Makefile
+++ b/src/lldpd/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $(addprefix $(DEST)/, $(MAIN_TARGET)): $(DEST)/% :
 	stg import -s ../patch/series
 
 	# Build source and Debian packages
-	dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS)
+	env "with_netlink_receive_bufsize=1024*1024" dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -b -us -uc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS)
 	popd
 
 	# Move the newly-built .deb packages to the destination directory