diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/Kbuild b/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/Kbuild
index 0623ec4e728f..56f121605c99 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/Kbuild
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/Kbuild
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # UAPI Header export list
 header-y += tc_csum.h
+header-y += tc_defact.h
 header-y += tc_gact.h
 header-y += tc_ipt.h
 header-y += tc_mirred.h
diff --git a/include/linux/tc_act/tc_defact.h b/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_defact.h
similarity index 75%
rename from include/linux/tc_act/tc_defact.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_defact.h
index 6f65d07c7ce2..17dddb40f740 100644
--- a/include/linux/tc_act/tc_defact.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/tc_act/tc_defact.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 struct tc_defact {
 	tc_gen;
 };
-                                                                                
+
 enum {
 	TCA_DEF_UNSPEC,
 	TCA_DEF_TM,