diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/vm_sockets.h b/include/uapi/linux/vm_sockets.h
index ed07181d4eff..e05280e41522 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/vm_sockets.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/vm_sockets.h
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 #ifndef _UAPI_VM_SOCKETS_H
 #define _UAPI_VM_SOCKETS_H
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+#include <sys/socket.h>        /* for struct sockaddr and sa_family_t */
+#endif
+
 #include <linux/socket.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>