diff --git a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
index d3d14a58..4067ea4 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
+++ b/net/openvswitch/datapath.h
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
 }
 
 extern struct notifier_block ovs_dp_device_notifier;
+extern struct genl_family dp_vport_genl_family;
 extern struct genl_multicast_group ovs_dp_vport_multicast_group;
 
 void ovs_dp_process_received_packet(struct vport *, struct sk_buff *);