diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
index e90a3148f385..b83f3b7737fb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_oabi-compat.c
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_oabi_sendto(int fd, void __user *buff,
 	return sys_sendto(fd, buff, len, flags, addr, addrlen);
 }
 
-asmlinkage long sys_oabi_sendmsg(int fd, struct msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags)
+asmlinkage long sys_oabi_sendmsg(int fd, struct user_msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags)
 {
 	struct sockaddr __user *addr;
 	int msg_namelen;
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ asmlinkage long sys_oabi_socketcall(int call, unsigned long __user *args)
 		break;
 	case SYS_SENDMSG:
 		if (copy_from_user(a, args, 3 * sizeof(long)) == 0)
-			r = sys_oabi_sendmsg(a[0], (struct msghdr __user *)a[1], a[2]);
+			r = sys_oabi_sendmsg(a[0], (struct user_msghdr __user *)a[1], a[2]);
 		break;
 	default:
 		r = sys_socketcall(call, args);
diff --git a/include/linux/socket.h b/include/linux/socket.h
index bb9b83640070..51bd6668b80e 100644
--- a/include/linux/socket.h
+++ b/include/linux/socket.h
@@ -53,10 +53,20 @@ struct msghdr {
 	__kernel_size_t	msg_controllen;	/* ancillary data buffer length */
 	unsigned int	msg_flags;	/* flags on received message */
 };
+ 
+struct user_msghdr {
+	void		__user *msg_name;	/* ptr to socket address structure */
+	int		msg_namelen;		/* size of socket address structure */
+	struct iovec	__user *msg_iov;	/* scatter/gather array */
+	__kernel_size_t	msg_iovlen;		/* # elements in msg_iov */
+	void		__user *msg_control;	/* ancillary data */
+	__kernel_size_t	msg_controllen;		/* ancillary data buffer length */
+	unsigned int	msg_flags;		/* flags on received message */
+};
 
 /* For recvmmsg/sendmmsg */
 struct mmsghdr {
-	struct msghdr   msg_hdr;
+	struct user_msghdr  msg_hdr;
 	unsigned int        msg_len;
 };
 
@@ -319,8 +329,8 @@ extern int put_cmsg(struct msghdr*, int level, int type, int len, void *data);
 struct timespec;
 
 /* The __sys_...msg variants allow MSG_CMSG_COMPAT */
-extern long __sys_recvmsg(int fd, struct msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
-extern long __sys_sendmsg(int fd, struct msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
+extern long __sys_recvmsg(int fd, struct user_msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
+extern long __sys_sendmsg(int fd, struct user_msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
 extern int __sys_recvmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *mmsg, unsigned int vlen,
 			  unsigned int flags, struct timespec *timeout);
 extern int __sys_sendmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *mmsg,
diff --git a/include/linux/syscalls.h b/include/linux/syscalls.h
index bda9b81357cc..c9afdc7a7f84 100644
--- a/include/linux/syscalls.h
+++ b/include/linux/syscalls.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct linux_dirent64;
 struct list_head;
 struct mmap_arg_struct;
 struct msgbuf;
-struct msghdr;
+struct user_msghdr;
 struct mmsghdr;
 struct msqid_ds;
 struct new_utsname;
@@ -601,13 +601,13 @@ asmlinkage long sys_getpeername(int, struct sockaddr __user *, int __user *);
 asmlinkage long sys_send(int, void __user *, size_t, unsigned);
 asmlinkage long sys_sendto(int, void __user *, size_t, unsigned,
 				struct sockaddr __user *, int);
-asmlinkage long sys_sendmsg(int fd, struct msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
+asmlinkage long sys_sendmsg(int fd, struct user_msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_sendmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *msg,
 			     unsigned int vlen, unsigned flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_recv(int, void __user *, size_t, unsigned);
 asmlinkage long sys_recvfrom(int, void __user *, size_t, unsigned,
 				struct sockaddr __user *, int __user *);
-asmlinkage long sys_recvmsg(int fd, struct msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
+asmlinkage long sys_recvmsg(int fd, struct user_msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags);
 asmlinkage long sys_recvmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *msg,
 			     unsigned int vlen, unsigned flags,
 			     struct timespec __user *timeout);
diff --git a/net/compat.c b/net/compat.c
index bc8aeefddf3f..562e920b07f0 100644
--- a/net/compat.c
+++ b/net/compat.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sendmsg, int, fd, struct compat_msghdr __user *, msg, uns
 {
 	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return __sys_sendmsg(fd, (struct msghdr __user *)msg, flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
+	return __sys_sendmsg(fd, (struct user_msghdr __user *)msg, flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(sendmmsg, int, fd, struct compat_mmsghdr __user *, mmsg,
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE3(recvmsg, int, fd, struct compat_msghdr __user *, msg, uns
 {
 	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	return __sys_recvmsg(fd, (struct msghdr __user *)msg, flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
+	return __sys_recvmsg(fd, (struct user_msghdr __user *)msg, flags | MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
 }
 
 COMPAT_SYSCALL_DEFINE4(recv, int, fd, void __user *, buf, compat_size_t, len, unsigned int, flags)
diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index fe20c319a0bb..0ae8147e3acc 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -1989,8 +1989,11 @@ struct used_address {
 };
 
 static int copy_msghdr_from_user(struct msghdr *kmsg,
-				 struct msghdr __user *umsg)
+				 struct user_msghdr __user *umsg)
 {
+	/* We are relying on the (currently) identical layouts.  Once
+	 * the kernel-side changes, this place will need to be updated
+	 */
 	if (copy_from_user(kmsg, umsg, sizeof(struct msghdr)))
 		return -EFAULT;
 
@@ -2005,7 +2008,7 @@ static int copy_msghdr_from_user(struct msghdr *kmsg,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int ___sys_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr __user *msg,
+static int ___sys_sendmsg(struct socket *sock, struct user_msghdr __user *msg,
 			 struct msghdr *msg_sys, unsigned int flags,
 			 struct used_address *used_address)
 {
@@ -2123,7 +2126,7 @@ out:
  *	BSD sendmsg interface
  */
 
-long __sys_sendmsg(int fd, struct msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags)
+long __sys_sendmsg(int fd, struct user_msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags)
 {
 	int fput_needed, err;
 	struct msghdr msg_sys;
@@ -2140,7 +2143,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sendmsg, int, fd, struct msghdr __user *, msg, unsigned int, flags)
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(sendmsg, int, fd, struct user_msghdr __user *, msg, unsigned int, flags)
 {
 	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -2177,7 +2180,7 @@ int __sys_sendmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *mmsg, unsigned int vlen,
 
 	while (datagrams < vlen) {
 		if (MSG_CMSG_COMPAT & flags) {
-			err = ___sys_sendmsg(sock, (struct msghdr __user *)compat_entry,
+			err = ___sys_sendmsg(sock, (struct user_msghdr __user *)compat_entry,
 					     &msg_sys, flags, &used_address);
 			if (err < 0)
 				break;
@@ -2185,7 +2188,7 @@ int __sys_sendmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *mmsg, unsigned int vlen,
 			++compat_entry;
 		} else {
 			err = ___sys_sendmsg(sock,
-					     (struct msghdr __user *)entry,
+					     (struct user_msghdr __user *)entry,
 					     &msg_sys, flags, &used_address);
 			if (err < 0)
 				break;
@@ -2215,7 +2218,7 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE4(sendmmsg, int, fd, struct mmsghdr __user *, mmsg,
 	return __sys_sendmmsg(fd, mmsg, vlen, flags);
 }
 
-static int ___sys_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr __user *msg,
+static int ___sys_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct user_msghdr __user *msg,
 			 struct msghdr *msg_sys, unsigned int flags, int nosec)
 {
 	struct compat_msghdr __user *msg_compat =
@@ -2311,7 +2314,7 @@ out:
  *	BSD recvmsg interface
  */
 
-long __sys_recvmsg(int fd, struct msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags)
+long __sys_recvmsg(int fd, struct user_msghdr __user *msg, unsigned flags)
 {
 	int fput_needed, err;
 	struct msghdr msg_sys;
@@ -2328,7 +2331,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-SYSCALL_DEFINE3(recvmsg, int, fd, struct msghdr __user *, msg,
+SYSCALL_DEFINE3(recvmsg, int, fd, struct user_msghdr __user *, msg,
 		unsigned int, flags)
 {
 	if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
@@ -2373,7 +2376,7 @@ int __sys_recvmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *mmsg, unsigned int vlen,
 		 * No need to ask LSM for more than the first datagram.
 		 */
 		if (MSG_CMSG_COMPAT & flags) {
-			err = ___sys_recvmsg(sock, (struct msghdr __user *)compat_entry,
+			err = ___sys_recvmsg(sock, (struct user_msghdr __user *)compat_entry,
 					     &msg_sys, flags & ~MSG_WAITFORONE,
 					     datagrams);
 			if (err < 0)
@@ -2382,7 +2385,7 @@ int __sys_recvmmsg(int fd, struct mmsghdr __user *mmsg, unsigned int vlen,
 			++compat_entry;
 		} else {
 			err = ___sys_recvmsg(sock,
-					     (struct msghdr __user *)entry,
+					     (struct user_msghdr __user *)entry,
 					     &msg_sys, flags & ~MSG_WAITFORONE,
 					     datagrams);
 			if (err < 0)
@@ -2571,13 +2574,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE2(socketcall, int, call, unsigned long __user *, args)
 				   (int __user *)a[4]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_SENDMSG:
-		err = sys_sendmsg(a0, (struct msghdr __user *)a1, a[2]);
+		err = sys_sendmsg(a0, (struct user_msghdr __user *)a1, a[2]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_SENDMMSG:
 		err = sys_sendmmsg(a0, (struct mmsghdr __user *)a1, a[2], a[3]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_RECVMSG:
-		err = sys_recvmsg(a0, (struct msghdr __user *)a1, a[2]);
+		err = sys_recvmsg(a0, (struct user_msghdr __user *)a1, a[2]);
 		break;
 	case SYS_RECVMMSG:
 		err = sys_recvmmsg(a0, (struct mmsghdr __user *)a1, a[2], a[3],