diff --git a/include/net/sctp/structs.h b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
index e90e7a9..a15432da 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/structs.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/structs.h
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@
 	 * bits is an indicator of when to send and window update SACK.
 	 */
 	int rwnd_update_shift;
+
+	/* Threshold for autoclose timeout, in seconds. */
+	unsigned long max_autoclose;
 } sctp_globals;
 
 #define sctp_rto_initial		(sctp_globals.rto_initial)
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@
 #define sctp_auth_enable		(sctp_globals.auth_enable)
 #define sctp_checksum_disable		(sctp_globals.checksum_disable)
 #define sctp_rwnd_upd_shift		(sctp_globals.rwnd_update_shift)
+#define sctp_max_autoclose		(sctp_globals.max_autoclose)
 
 /* SCTP Socket type: UDP or TCP style. */
 typedef enum {