diff --git a/include/linux/ip_vs.h b/include/linux/ip_vs.h
index 9708de2..003d75f 100644
--- a/include/linux/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/linux/ip_vs.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 
 /*
  *      IPVS Connection Flags
+ *      Only flags 0..15 are sent to backup server
  */
 #define IP_VS_CONN_F_FWD_MASK	0x0007		/* mask for the fwd methods */
 #define IP_VS_CONN_F_MASQ	0x0000		/* masquerading/NAT */
@@ -88,6 +89,13 @@
 #define IP_VS_CONN_F_TEMPLATE	0x1000		/* template, not connection */
 #define IP_VS_CONN_F_ONE_PACKET	0x2000		/* forward only one packet */
 
+/* Flags that are not sent to backup server start from bit 16 */
+
+/* Connection flags from destination that can be changed by user space */
+#define IP_VS_CONN_F_DEST_MASK (IP_VS_CONN_F_FWD_MASK | \
+				IP_VS_CONN_F_ONE_PACKET | \
+				0)
+
 #define IP_VS_SCHEDNAME_MAXLEN	16
 #define IP_VS_IFNAME_MAXLEN	16