diff --git a/include/linux/xfrm.h b/include/linux/xfrm.h
index f0df02ae68a4138152b5f278f9a1afaaf973554a..4d19b9e65317cb622ca5f56058c1fa3ae0c72b98 100644
--- a/include/linux/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/linux/xfrm.h
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ enum {
 	XFRM_MSG_FLUSHPOLICY,
 #define XFRM_MSG_FLUSHPOLICY XFRM_MSG_FLUSHPOLICY
 
-	XFRM_MSG_MAX
+	__XFRM_MSG_MAX
 };
+#define XFRM_MSG_MAX (__XFRM_MSG_MAX - 1)
 
 struct xfrm_user_tmpl {
 	struct xfrm_id		id;