diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index aa71ab52fd76..4d6af00a5f10 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -2563,6 +2563,7 @@ S:	Maintained
 F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-batman-adv
 F:	Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh
 F:	Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst
+F:	include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
 F:	include/uapi/linux/batman_adv.h
 F:	net/batman-adv/
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/packet.h b/include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
similarity index 99%
rename from net/batman-adv/packet.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
index 3b2d2db993aa..5cb360be2a11 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/packet.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) */
 /* Copyright (C) 2007-2017  B.A.T.M.A.N. contributors:
  *
  * Marek Lindner, Simon Wunderlich
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
  * along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-#ifndef _NET_BATMAN_ADV_PACKET_H_
-#define _NET_BATMAN_ADV_PACKET_H_
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_BATADV_PACKET_H_
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_BATADV_PACKET_H_
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
@@ -641,4 +641,4 @@ struct batadv_tvlv_mcast_data {
 	__u8 reserved[3];
 };
 
-#endif /* _NET_BATMAN_ADV_PACKET_H_ */
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_BATADV_PACKET_H_ */
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index c9955f29a2bf..a4a331c56a60 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "network-coding.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
index 14ec3677c391..f5abe4a4e247 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 
 struct sk_buff;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
index 59ae96cef596..a83478c46597 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_elp.c
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/cfg80211.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
 #include "bat_v_ogm.h"
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "send.h"
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
index e415974c540d..ba59b77c605d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_v_ogm.c
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
index e647450e5d0f..fad47853ad3c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bridge_loop_avoidance.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "hard-interface.h"
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
index 3d47bedaf661..12897eb46268 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/distributed-arp-table.h
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 
 struct seq_file;
 struct sk_buff;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
index 36f8a84153bf..b893627767f2 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/fragmentation.c
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
index 2488e25d0eef..37fe9a644f22 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_client.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/udp.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "gateway_common.h"
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
index 83bfeecf661c..b3e156af2256 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/gateway_common.c
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "gateway_client.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
index 13d04dba0b3a..5f186bff284a 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/hard-interface.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "bat_v.h"
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@
 #include "gateway_client.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
index f2ef75b7fa73..8041cf106c37 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/icmp_socket.c
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "send.h"
 
 static struct batadv_socket_client *batadv_socket_client_hash[256];
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 8bee4279d579..d31c8266e244 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
 #include <net/dsfield.h>
 #include <net/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "network-coding.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.h b/net/batman-adv/main.h
index d5484ac381d3..f7ba3f96d8f3 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/main.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/main.h
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ enum batadv_uev_type {
 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
 struct net_device;
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
index 8a503c526b90..cbdeb47ec3f6 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/multicast.c
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
 #include <net/if_inet6.h>
 #include <net/ip.h>
 #include <net/ipv6.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "log.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
index 103d4bdcdbdb..a823d3899bad 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/netlink.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "gateway_client.h"
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "tp_meter.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
index 3758be7fd881..b48116bb24ef 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/network-coding.c
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "hash.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "routing.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index eb835bde502a..b6891e8b741c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "bitarray.h"
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "network-coding.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "tp_meter.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.h b/net/batman-adv/send.h
index 8c7399dd06ca..1e8c79093623 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.h
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
-
-#include "packet.h"
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 struct sk_buff;
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
index 1eb5555c5fe4..900c5ce21cd4 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "bat_algo.h"
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@
 #include "multicast.h"
 #include "network-coding.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "sysfs.h"
 #include "translation-table.h"
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
index 56fb42551453..c1578fa0b952 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/sysfs.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/stringify.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
 #include "distributed-arp-table.h"
@@ -47,7 +48,6 @@
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "network-coding.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 
 static struct net_device *batadv_kobj_to_netdev(struct kobject *obj)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
index b443b9d28918..c68c41e713a6 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tp_meter.c
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@
 #include <linux/timer.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "hard-interface.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "send.h"
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
index 0e53be3f8df0..7550a9ccd695 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/translation-table.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
 #include "bridge_loop_avoidance.h"
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "soft-interface.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
index e189f026974c..5ffcb45ac6ff 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/tvlv.c
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 #include <linux/stddef.h>
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 
 #include "originator.h"
-#include "packet.h"
 #include "send.h"
 #include "tvlv.h"
 
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/types.h b/net/batman-adv/types.h
index 77b145eba193..bb1578410e0c 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/types.h
+++ b/net/batman-adv/types.h
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/wait.h>
 #include <linux/workqueue.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/batadv_packet.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/batman_adv.h>
 
-#include "packet.h"
-
 struct seq_file;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DAT
