diff --git a/include/linux/if_arp.h b/include/linux/if_arp.h
index 4d3401812e6cbfe237902c51a00e7123a96fc4cb..11df77ab2dbb4415d0a91b2fa4184d7d1d0cbd54 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_arp.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_arp.h
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@
 #define ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM 802	/* IEEE 802.11 + Prism2 header  */
 #define ARPHRD_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP 803	/* IEEE 802.11 + radiotap header */
 
+#define ARPHRD_PHONET	820		/* PhoNet media type		*/
+
 #define ARPHRD_VOID	  0xFFFF	/* Void type, nothing is known */
 #define ARPHRD_NONE	  0xFFFE	/* zero header length */
 
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d8d7d1fccde46c43ecd502447483efe50f919138..15aab0c46d6d3116d9b0a858082733a10d5866ab 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@ static const unsigned short netdev_lock_type[] =
 	 ARPHRD_PIMREG, ARPHRD_HIPPI, ARPHRD_ASH, ARPHRD_ECONET,
 	 ARPHRD_IRDA, ARPHRD_FCPP, ARPHRD_FCAL, ARPHRD_FCPL,
 	 ARPHRD_FCFABRIC, ARPHRD_IEEE802_TR, ARPHRD_IEEE80211,
-	 ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM, ARPHRD_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP, ARPHRD_VOID,
-	 ARPHRD_NONE};
+	 ARPHRD_IEEE80211_PRISM, ARPHRD_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP, ARPHRD_PHONET,
+	 ARPHRD_VOID, ARPHRD_NONE};
 
 static const char *netdev_lock_name[] =
 	{"_xmit_NETROM", "_xmit_ETHER", "_xmit_EETHER", "_xmit_AX25",
@@ -300,8 +300,8 @@ static const char *netdev_lock_name[] =
 	 "_xmit_PIMREG", "_xmit_HIPPI", "_xmit_ASH", "_xmit_ECONET",
 	 "_xmit_IRDA", "_xmit_FCPP", "_xmit_FCAL", "_xmit_FCPL",
 	 "_xmit_FCFABRIC", "_xmit_IEEE802_TR", "_xmit_IEEE80211",
-	 "_xmit_IEEE80211_PRISM", "_xmit_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP", "_xmit_VOID",
-	 "_xmit_NONE"};
+	 "_xmit_IEEE80211_PRISM", "_xmit_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP", "_xmit_PHONET",
+	 "_xmit_VOID", "_xmit_NONE"};
 
 static struct lock_class_key netdev_xmit_lock_key[ARRAY_SIZE(netdev_lock_type)];
 static struct lock_class_key netdev_addr_lock_key[ARRAY_SIZE(netdev_lock_type)];