diff --git a/packages/network/openssh/patches/openssh-source-etc-environment.patch b/packages/network/openssh/patches/openssh-source-etc-environment.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b23ee72b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/network/openssh/patches/openssh-source-etc-environment.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From c05ee9208db5e25d550ec6dd4b5ff54a199959fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: MilhouseVH <milhouseVH.github@nmacleod.com>
+Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:34:22 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] openssh: source /etc/environment
+
+---
+ session.c | 2 --
+ 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/session.c b/session.c
+index ac06b08..0a1c59a 100644
+--- a/session.c
++++ b/session.c
+@@ -1080,7 +1080,6 @@ do_setup_env(struct ssh *ssh, Session *s, const char *shell)
+ 			child_set_env(&env, &envsize, "KRB5CCNAME", cp);
+ 	}
+ 
+-#ifdef _AIX
+ 	{
+ 		char *cp;
+ 
+@@ -1089,7 +1088,6 @@ do_setup_env(struct ssh *ssh, Session *s, const char *shell)
+ 		read_environment_file(&env, &envsize, "/etc/environment",
+ 		    options.permit_user_env_whitelist);
+ 	}
+-#endif
+ #ifdef KRB5
+ 	if (s->authctxt->krb5_ccname)
+ 		child_set_env(&env, &envsize, "KRB5CCNAME",
+-- 
+2.7.4
+