--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 /*
  * 'kernel.h' contains some often-used function prototypes etc
  */
+#define __ALIGN_KERNEL(x, a)		__ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, (typeof(x))(a) - 1)
+#define __ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK(x, mask)	(((x) + (mask)) & ~(mask))
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
@@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ extern const char linux_proc_banner[];
 
 #define STACK_MAGIC	0xdeadbeef
 
-#define ALIGN(x,a)		__ALIGN_MASK(x,(typeof(x))(a)-1)
-#define __ALIGN_MASK(x,mask)	(((x)+(mask))&~(mask))
+#define ALIGN(x, a)		__ALIGN_KERNEL((x), (a))
+#define __ALIGN_MASK(x, mask)	__ALIGN_KERNEL_MASK((x), (mask))
 #define PTR_ALIGN(p, a)		((typeof(p))ALIGN((unsigned long)(p), (a)))
 #define IS_ALIGNED(x, a)		(((x) & ((typeof(x))(a) - 1)) == 0)
 
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef _X_TABLES_H
 #define _X_TABLES_H
-
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 #define XT_FUNCTION_MAXNAMELEN 30
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct _xt_align {
 	__u64 u64;
 };
 
-#define XT_ALIGN(s) ALIGN((s), __alignof__(struct _xt_align))
+#define XT_ALIGN(s) __ALIGN_KERNEL((s), __alignof__(struct _xt_align))
 
 /* Standard return verdict, or do jump. */
 #define XT_STANDARD_TARGET ""
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ struct _compat_xt_align {
 	compat_u64 u64;
 };
 
-#define COMPAT_XT_ALIGN(s) ALIGN((s), __alignof__(struct _compat_xt_align))
+#define COMPAT_XT_ALIGN(s) __ALIGN_KERNEL((s), __alignof__(struct _compat_xt_align))
 
 extern void xt_compat_lock(u_int8_t af);
 extern void xt_compat_unlock(u_int8_t af);