diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 07c9fdd..756e3d0 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -548,6 +548,16 @@
 				ip_summed:2,
 				nohdr:1,
 				nfctinfo:3;
+
+/* if you move pkt_type around you also must adapt those constants */
+#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN_BITFIELD
+#define PKT_TYPE_MAX	(7 << 5)
+#else
+#define PKT_TYPE_MAX	7
+#endif
+#define PKT_TYPE_OFFSET()	offsetof(struct sk_buff, __pkt_type_offset)
+
+	__u8			__pkt_type_offset[0];
 	__u8			pkt_type:3,
 				fclone:2,
 				ipvs_property:1,