diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
index b0feb23..1d5b10a 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h
@@ -2,13 +2,34 @@
 #define _NFNETLINK_H
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
-/* nfnetlink groups: Up to 32 maximum */
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* nfnetlink groups: Up to 32 maximum - backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_NEW 		0x00000001
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_UPDATE		0x00000002
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_DESTROY		0x00000004
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW		0x00000008
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE		0x00000010
 #define NF_NETLINK_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY	0x00000020
+#endif
+
+enum nfnetlink_groups {
+	NFNLGRP_NONE,
+#define NFNLGRP_NONE			NFNLGRP_NONE
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_NEW,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_NEW		NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_NEW
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_UPDATE,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_UPDATE	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_UPDATE
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_DESTROY,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_DESTROY	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_DESTROY
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW,
+#define	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_NEW
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_UPDATE
+	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY,
+#define NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY	NFNLGRP_CONNTRACK_EXP_DESTROY
+	__NFNLGRP_MAX,
+};
+#define NFNLGRP_MAX	(__NFNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 /* Generic structure for encapsulation optional netfilter information.
  * It is reminiscent of sockaddr, but with sa_family replaced
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h b/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
index 0189794..6f42536 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter_decnet.h
@@ -56,7 +56,21 @@
 
 #define NFDN_RTMSG(r) ((unsigned char *)(r) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nf_dn_rtmsg)))
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define DNRMG_L1_GROUP 0x01
 #define DNRMG_L2_GROUP 0x02
+#endif
+
+enum {
+	DNRNG_NLGRP_NONE,
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_NONE	DNRNG_NLGRP_NONE
+	DNRNG_NLGRP_L1,
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_L1		DNRNG_NLGRP_L1
+	DNRNG_NLGRP_L2,
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_L2		DNRNG_NLGRP_L2
+	__DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX	(__DNRNG_NLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 #endif /*__LINUX_DECNET_NETFILTER_H*/
diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
index 657c05a..c231e9a 100644
--- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
@@ -826,9 +826,8 @@
 #define TCA_RTA(r)  ((struct rtattr*)(((char*)(r)) + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct tcmsg))))
 #define TCA_PAYLOAD(n) NLMSG_PAYLOAD(n,sizeof(struct tcmsg))
 
-
-/* RTnetlink multicast groups */
-
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* RTnetlink multicast groups - backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define RTMGRP_LINK		1
 #define RTMGRP_NOTIFY		2
 #define RTMGRP_NEIGH		4
@@ -847,6 +846,43 @@
 #define RTMGRP_DECnet_ROUTE     0x4000
 
 #define RTMGRP_IPV6_PREFIX	0x20000
+#endif
+
+/* RTnetlink multicast groups */
+enum rtnetlink_groups {
+	RTNLGRP_NONE,
+#define RTNLGRP_NONE		RTNLGRP_NONE
+	RTNLGRP_LINK,
+#define RTNLGRP_LINK		RTNLGRP_LINK
+	RTNLGRP_NOTIFY,
+#define RTNLGRP_NOTIFY		RTNLGRP_NOTIFY
+	RTNLGRP_NEIGH,
+#define RTNLGRP_NEIGH		RTNLGRP_NEIGH
+	RTNLGRP_TC,
+#define RTNLGRP_TC		RTNLGRP_TC
+	RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR	RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR
+	RTNLGRP_IPV4_MROUTE,
+#define	RTNLGRP_IPV4_MROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV4_MROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV4_ROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV6_MROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE	RTNLGRP_IPV6_ROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFINFO
+	RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR,
+#define RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR	RTNLGRP_DECnet_IFADDR
+	RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE,
+#define RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE	RTNLGRP_DECnet_ROUTE
+	RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX,
+#define RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX	RTNLGRP_IPV6_PREFIX
+	__RTNLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define RTNLGRP_MAX	(__RTNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 /* TC action piece */
 struct tcamsg
diff --git a/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h b/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h
index 957e6eb..bbf489d 100644
--- a/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/selinux_netlink.h
@@ -20,10 +20,21 @@
 	SELNL_MSG_MAX
 };
 
-/* Multicast groups */
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* Multicast groups - backwards compatiblility for userspace */
 #define SELNL_GRP_NONE		0x00000000
 #define SELNL_GRP_AVC		0x00000001	/* AVC notifications */
 #define SELNL_GRP_ALL		0xffffffff
+#endif
+
+enum selinux_nlgroups {
+	SELNLGRP_NONE,
+#define SELNLGRP_NONE	SELNLGRP_NONE
+	SELNLGRP_AVC,
+#define SELNLGRP_AVC	SELNLGRP_AVC
+	__SELNLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define SELNLGRP_MAX	(__SELNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 /* Message structures */
 struct selnl_msg_setenforce {
diff --git a/include/linux/xfrm.h b/include/linux/xfrm.h
index f0d4233..0fb077d 100644
--- a/include/linux/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/linux/xfrm.h
@@ -258,9 +258,27 @@
 	__u8				proto;
 };
 
+#ifndef __KERNEL__
+/* backwards compatibility for userspace */
 #define XFRMGRP_ACQUIRE		1
 #define XFRMGRP_EXPIRE		2
 #define XFRMGRP_SA		4
 #define XFRMGRP_POLICY		8
+#endif
+
+enum xfrm_nlgroups {
+	XFRMNLGRP_NONE,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_NONE		XFRMNLGRP_NONE
+	XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE	XFRMNLGRP_ACQUIRE
+	XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE	XFRMNLGRP_EXPIRE
+	XFRMNLGRP_SA,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_SA		XFRMNLGRP_SA
+	XFRMNLGRP_POLICY,
+#define XFRMNLGRP_POLICY	XFRMNLGRP_POLICY
+	__XFRMNLGRP_MAX
+};
+#define XFRMNLGRP_MAX	(__XFRMNLGRP_MAX - 1)
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_XFRM_H */