diff --git a/vbox_fix_4.9_api_changes.patch b/vbox_fix_4.9_api_changes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b4c4d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vbox_fix_4.9_api_changes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Index: VirtualBox-5.1.8/src/VBox/Additions/linux/sharedfolders/dirops.c
+===================================================================
+--- VirtualBox-5.1.8.orig/src/VBox/Additions/linux/sharedfolders/dirops.c
++++ VirtualBox-5.1.8/src/VBox/Additions/linux/sharedfolders/dirops.c
+@@ -747,8 +747,14 @@ static int sf_rmdir(struct inode *parent
+  * @param new_dentry    new directory cache entry
+  * @returns 0 on success, Linux error code otherwise
+  */
++#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(4, 9, 0)
+ static int sf_rename(struct inode *old_parent, struct dentry *old_dentry,
+                      struct inode *new_parent, struct dentry *new_dentry)
++#else
++static int sf_rename(struct inode *old_parent, struct dentry *old_dentry,
++                     struct inode *new_parent, struct dentry *new_dentry,
++		     unsigned int flags)
++#endif
+ {
+     int err = 0, rc = VINF_SUCCESS;
+     struct sf_glob_info *sf_g = GET_GLOB_INFO(old_parent->i_sb);