diff --git a/include/linux/icmp.h b/include/linux/icmp.h
index 2d8aaf7d4b9e2da9f883d18bda399f956723ce0f..81ca84ce3119247400601059921899511e3ff9f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/icmp.h
+++ b/include/linux/icmp.h
@@ -20,4 +20,19 @@ static inline struct icmphdr *icmp_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return (struct icmphdr *)skb_transport_header(skb);
 }
+
+static inline bool icmp_is_err(int type)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case ICMP_DEST_UNREACH:
+	case ICMP_SOURCE_QUENCH:
+	case ICMP_REDIRECT:
+	case ICMP_TIME_EXCEEDED:
+	case ICMP_PARAMETERPROB:
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif	/* _LINUX_ICMP_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/icmpv6.h b/include/linux/icmpv6.h
index a8f888976137820e9b6a94a5d6bf37619073d19a..ef1cbb5f454f7aa105db534ecc1ddbb56df333ce 100644
--- a/include/linux/icmpv6.h
+++ b/include/linux/icmpv6.h
@@ -46,4 +46,18 @@ extern void				icmpv6_flow_init(struct sock *sk,
 							 const struct in6_addr *saddr,
 							 const struct in6_addr *daddr,
 							 int oif);
+
+static inline bool icmpv6_is_err(int type)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case ICMPV6_DEST_UNREACH:
+	case ICMPV6_PKT_TOOBIG:
+	case ICMPV6_TIME_EXCEED:
+	case ICMPV6_PARAMPROB:
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif