diff --git a/include/linux/if_bridge.h b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
index 58e43e5664575f25e7249a6e4c4301ee0a036ce4..950e13d09e06c04e2ce5d44873affa8a98075287 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_bridge.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_bridge.h
@@ -97,7 +97,9 @@ struct __fdb_entry
 	__u8 port_no;
 	__u8 is_local;
 	__u32 ageing_timer_value;
-	__u32 unused;
+	__u8 port_hi;
+	__u8 pad0;
+	__u16 unused;
 };
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index 9326c377822ed3d6e51e0116c73d22e4aaa84608..72c5976a5ce3056d36a145222616f78d66639019 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -285,7 +285,11 @@ int br_fdb_fillbuf(struct net_bridge *br, void *buf,
 
 			/* convert from internal format to API */
 			memcpy(fe->mac_addr, f->addr.addr, ETH_ALEN);
+
+			/* due to ABI compat need to split into hi/lo */
 			fe->port_no = f->dst->port_no;
+			fe->port_hi = f->dst->port_no >> 8;
+
 			fe->is_local = f->is_local;
 			if (!f->is_static)
 				fe->ageing_timer_value = jiffies_to_clock_t(jiffies - f->ageing_timer);