diff --git a/include/linux/tcp.h b/include/linux/tcp.h
index 89751c89f11f..97c02c0b3b09 100644
--- a/include/linux/tcp.h
+++ b/include/linux/tcp.h
@@ -258,7 +258,14 @@ struct tcp_sock {
 	u32	packets_out;	/* Packets which are "in flight"	*/
 	u32	retrans_out;	/* Retransmitted packets out		*/
 	u32	max_packets_out;  /* max packets_out in last window */
+/* GENKSYMS hack to preserve the ABI because of f4ce91ce12a7 ("tcp: fix
+ * tcp_cwnd_validate() to not forget is_cwnd_limited")
+ */
+#ifndef __GENKSYMS__
 	u32	cwnd_usage_seq;  /* right edge of cwnd usage tracking flight */
+#else
+	u32	max_packets_seq;  /* right edge of max_packets_out flight */
+#endif
 
 	u16	urg_data;	/* Saved octet of OOB data and control flags */
 	u8	ecn_flags;	/* ECN status bits.			*/