diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 35a07c830f792cfa3b47fa3dbe5acff025dc44a2..ba3254ecf7fbf12fa14edf4141aac0393b1cad3a 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ enum
 #define RTPROT_DNROUTED	13	/* DECnet routing daemon */
 #define RTPROT_XORP	14	/* XORP */
 #define RTPROT_NTK	15	/* Netsukuku */
+#define RTPROT_DHCP	16      /* DHCP client */
 
 /* rtm_scope