diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
index be8c41e2dc1589f8e899dee0642418f76628a551..0c9b44871df07b3f7e09de4a2d922f421a4895b5 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -503,9 +503,20 @@ union ethtool_flow_union {
 	__u8					hdata[52];
 };
 
+/**
+ * struct ethtool_flow_ext - additional RX flow fields
+ * @h_dest: destination MAC address
+ * @vlan_etype: VLAN EtherType
+ * @vlan_tci: VLAN tag control information
+ * @data: user defined data
+ *
+ * Note, @vlan_etype, @vlan_tci, and @data are only valid if %FLOW_EXT
+ * is set in &struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec @flow_type.
+ * @h_dest is valid if %FLOW_MAC_EXT is set.
+ */
 struct ethtool_flow_ext {
 	__u8		padding[2];
-	unsigned char	h_dest[ETH_ALEN];	/* destination eth addr	*/
+	unsigned char	h_dest[ETH_ALEN];
 	__be16		vlan_etype;
 	__be16		vlan_tci;
 	__be32		data[2];
@@ -519,7 +530,8 @@ struct ethtool_flow_ext {
  * @m_u: Masks for flow field bits to be matched
  * @m_ext: Masks for additional field bits to be matched
  *	Note, all additional fields must be ignored unless @flow_type
- *	includes the %FLOW_EXT flag.
+ *	includes the %FLOW_EXT or %FLOW_MAC_EXT flag
+ *	(see &struct ethtool_flow_ext description).
  * @ring_cookie: RX ring/queue index to deliver to, or %RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC
  *	if packets should be discarded
  * @location: Location of rule in the table.  Locations must be