diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter.h b/include/linux/netfilter.h
index f5ff5d156da8..00050dfd9f23 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter.h
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/static_key.h>
-#include <uapi/linux/netfilter.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter_defs.h>
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_NETFILTER
 static inline int NF_DROP_GETERR(int verdict)
 {
@@ -38,9 +39,6 @@ static inline void nf_inet_addr_mask(const union nf_inet_addr *a1,
 
 int netfilter_init(void);
 
-/* Largest hook number + 1 */
-#define NF_MAX_HOOKS 8
-
 struct sk_buff;
 
 struct nf_hook_ops;
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_defs.h b/include/linux/netfilter_defs.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3a7f8597e82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_defs.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#ifndef __LINUX_NETFILTER_CORE_H_
+#define __LINUX_NETFILTER_CORE_H_
+
+#include <uapi/linux/netfilter.h>
+
+/* Largest hook number + 1, see uapi/linux/netfilter_decnet.h */
+#define NF_MAX_HOOKS 8
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/net/netns/netfilter.h b/include/net/netns/netfilter.h
index cf25b5e35f3c..532e4ba64f49 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/netfilter.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __NETNS_NETFILTER_H
 #define __NETNS_NETFILTER_H
 
-#include <linux/netfilter.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter_defs.h>
 
 struct proc_dir_entry;
 struct nf_logger;
diff --git a/include/net/netns/x_tables.h b/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
index 4d6597ad6067..c8a7681efa6a 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/x_tables.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define __NETNS_X_TABLES_H
 
 #include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/netfilter.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter_defs.h>
 
 struct ebt_table;
 
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter.h
index 177027cce6b3..d93f949d1d9a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter.h
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/sysctl.h>
-
+#include <linux/in.h>
+#include <linux/in6.h>
 
 /* Responses from hook functions. */
 #define NF_DROP 0
diff --git a/net/ipv6/output_core.c b/net/ipv6/output_core.c
index 21678acd4521..928a0fb0b744 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/output_core.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/output_core.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <net/ip6_fib.h>
 #include <net/addrconf.h>
 #include <net/secure_seq.h>
+#include <linux/netfilter.h>
 
 static u32 __ipv6_select_ident(struct net *net, u32 hashrnd,
 			       const struct in6_addr *dst,