diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
index 2308e83e5f33aff25297a2ef7ad3363a56a645ef..4c34f8d31cc952f1833a2a276a10095fe52b42ea 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoe.h
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ struct aoe_hdr {
 	__be32 tag;
 };
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+
+static inline struct aoe_hdr *aoe_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return (struct aoe_hdr *)skb->mac.raw;
+}
+#endif
+
 struct aoe_atahdr {
 	unsigned char aflags;
 	unsigned char errfeat;
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
index 8d17d8df36621e479e3c2b7d4760ecc2baee2346..4ab7b40e8c5af5e4de493f114f3a98c84ba7c9e2 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoecmd.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ aoecmd_ata_rw(struct aoedev *d, struct frame *f)
 
 	/* initialize the headers & frame */
 	skb = f->skb;
-	h = (struct aoe_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	h = aoe_hdr(skb);
 	ah = (struct aoe_atahdr *) (h+1);
 	skb_put(skb, sizeof *h + sizeof *ah);
 	memset(h, 0, skb->len);
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ aoecmd_cfg_pkts(ushort aoemajor, unsigned char aoeminor, struct sk_buff **tail)
 		skb->dev = ifp;
 		if (sl_tail == NULL)
 			sl_tail = skb;
-		h = (struct aoe_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+		h = aoe_hdr(skb);
 		memset(h, 0, sizeof *h + sizeof *ch);
 
 		memset(h->dst, 0xff, sizeof h->dst);
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ rexmit(struct aoedev *d, struct frame *f)
 	aoechr_error(buf);
 
 	skb = f->skb;
-	h = (struct aoe_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	h = aoe_hdr(skb);
 	ah = (struct aoe_atahdr *) (h+1);
 	f->tag = n;
 	h->tag = cpu_to_be32(n);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ aoecmd_ata_rsp(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	char ebuf[128];
 	u16 aoemajor;
 
-	hin = (struct aoe_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	hin = aoe_hdr(skb);
 	aoemajor = be16_to_cpu(get_unaligned(&hin->major));
 	d = aoedev_by_aoeaddr(aoemajor, hin->minor);
 	if (d == NULL) {
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ aoecmd_ata_rsp(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	calc_rttavg(d, tsince(f->tag));
 
 	ahin = (struct aoe_atahdr *) (hin+1);
-	hout = (struct aoe_hdr *) f->skb->mac.raw;
+	hout = aoe_hdr(f->skb);
 	ahout = (struct aoe_atahdr *) (hout+1);
 	buf = f->buf;
 
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ aoecmd_ata_id(struct aoedev *d)
 
 	/* initialize the headers & frame */
 	skb = f->skb;
-	h = (struct aoe_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	h = aoe_hdr(skb);
 	ah = (struct aoe_atahdr *) (h+1);
 	skb_put(skb, sizeof *h + sizeof *ah);
 	memset(h, 0, skb->len);
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ aoecmd_cfg_rsp(struct sk_buff *skb)
 	enum { MAXFRAMES = 16 };
 	u16 n;
 
-	h = (struct aoe_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	h = aoe_hdr(skb);
 	ch = (struct aoe_cfghdr *) (h+1);
 
 	/*
diff --git a/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c b/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
index aab6d91a2c2285b03c50a1249b49d333f70dfb20..f9ddfda4d9cb5945e3800e4a6865691e6069765f 100644
--- a/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
+++ b/drivers/block/aoe/aoenet.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ aoenet_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *ifp, struct packet_type *pt,
 		goto exit;
 	skb_push(skb, ETH_HLEN);	/* (1) */
 
-	h = (struct aoe_hdr *) skb->mac.raw;
+	h = aoe_hdr(skb);
 	n = be32_to_cpu(get_unaligned(&h->tag));
 	if ((h->verfl & AOEFL_RSP) == 0 || (n & 1<<31))
 		goto exit;