diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
index 921963589904..dfe19bf13f4c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_MPTCP_H
 #define _UAPI_MPTCP_H
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+#include <netinet/in.h>		/* for sockaddr_in and sockaddr_in6	*/
+#include <sys/socket.h>		/* for struct sockaddr			*/
+#endif
+
 #include <linux/const.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>		/* for sockaddr_in			*/
 #include <linux/in6.h>		/* for sockaddr_in6			*/
 #include <linux/socket.h>	/* for sockaddr_storage and sa_family	*/
 
-#ifndef __KERNEL__
-#include <sys/socket.h>		/* for struct sockaddr			*/
-#endif
-
 #define MPTCP_SUBFLOW_FLAG_MCAP_REM		_BITUL(0)
 #define MPTCP_SUBFLOW_FLAG_MCAP_LOC		_BITUL(1)
 #define MPTCP_SUBFLOW_FLAG_JOIN_REM		_BITUL(2)