diff --git a/include/net/net_namespace.h b/include/net/net_namespace.h
index 5dd6d90..90802a6 100644
--- a/include/net/net_namespace.h
+++ b/include/net/net_namespace.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 struct proc_dir_entry;
 struct net_device;
+struct sock;
 struct net {
 	atomic_t		count;		/* To decided when the network
 						 *  namespace should be freed.
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@
 	struct list_head 	dev_base_head;
 	struct hlist_head 	*dev_name_head;
 	struct hlist_head	*dev_index_head;
+
+	struct sock 		*rtnl;			/* rtnetlink socket */
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_NET