diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_defs.h b/include/linux/netfilter_defs.h
index dc6111adea06de701a7054857e89aa2d984c1cbe..fdcdf2bf34df0cc22fb17a57bf513a479ffbe2dd 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_defs.h
@@ -7,4 +7,10 @@
 /* Largest hook number + 1, see uapi/linux/netfilter_decnet.h */
 #define NF_MAX_HOOKS 8
 
+/* in/out/forward only */
+#define NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS 3
+
+/* max hook is NF_DN_ROUTE (6), also see uapi/linux/netfilter_decnet.h */
+#define NF_DN_NUMHOOKS 7
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_arp.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_arp.h
index 81b6a4cbcb724ea7c357dc12ebb4031a9996c262..791dfc5ae907c35ab36eff01344bf9b695231395 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_arp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_arp.h
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 #define NF_ARP_IN	0
 #define NF_ARP_OUT	1
 #define NF_ARP_FORWARD	2
+
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
 #define NF_ARP_NUMHOOKS	3
+#endif
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_ARP_NETFILTER_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_decnet.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
index 9089c38f6abeaf8a6a8350ca74aa2a2849ea2c83..61f1c7dfd03307728988812be50af14a35d5a5c7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 #define NFC_DN_IF_IN		0x0004
 /* Output device. */
 #define NFC_DN_IF_OUT		0x0008
+
+/* kernel define is in netfilter_defs.h */
+#define NF_DN_NUMHOOKS		7
 #endif /* ! __KERNEL__ */
 
 /* DECnet Hooks */
@@ -41,7 +44,6 @@
 #define NF_DN_HELLO		5
 /* Input Routing Packets */
 #define NF_DN_ROUTE		6
-#define NF_DN_NUMHOOKS		7
 
 enum nf_dn_hook_priorities {
 	NF_DN_PRI_FIRST = INT_MIN,