diff --git a/include/linux/if_ether.h b/include/linux/if_ether.h
index ab08f35..f6863fb 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 static inline struct ethhdr *eth_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return (struct ethhdr *)skb->mac.raw;
+	return (struct ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
diff --git a/include/linux/if_tr.h b/include/linux/if_tr.h
index 2f94cf2..046e9d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_tr.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_tr.h
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 static inline struct trh_hdr *tr_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return (struct trh_hdr *)skb->mac.raw;
+	return (struct trh_hdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
 }
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 extern struct ctl_table tr_table[];
diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index d103580..544490d 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 
 static inline struct vlan_ethhdr *vlan_eth_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb->mac.raw;
+	return (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
 }
 
 struct vlan_hdr {
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebt_802_3.h b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebt_802_3.h
index 07f044f..a11b0c2 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebt_802_3.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_bridge/ebt_802_3.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 static inline struct ebt_802_3_hdr *ebt_802_3_hdr(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return (struct ebt_802_3_hdr *)skb->mac.raw;
+	return (struct ebt_802_3_hdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 43ab6cb..dff81af 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -960,6 +960,16 @@
 	skb->tail += len;
 }
 
+static inline unsigned char *skb_mac_header(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb->mac.raw;
+}
+
+static inline int skb_mac_header_was_set(const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	return skb->mac.raw != NULL;
+}
+
 static inline void skb_reset_mac_header(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	skb->mac.raw = skb->data;