diff --git a/include/net/vxlan.h b/include/net/vxlan.h
index e4534f1..43677e6 100644
--- a/include/net/vxlan.h
+++ b/include/net/vxlan.h
@@ -241,3 +241,8 @@
 }
 #endif
 #endif
+
+static inline unsigned short vxlan_get_sk_family(struct vxlan_sock *vs)
+{
+	return vs->sock->sk->sk_family;
+}