diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h
index a5fe4558a6ecc0..6f0908606b2b51 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -66,22 +66,6 @@ struct compat_stat {
 	compat_ulong_t	__unused4[2];
 };
 
-struct compat_flock {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_off_t	l_start;
-	compat_off_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
-
-struct compat_flock64 {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_loff_t	l_start;
-	compat_loff_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
-
 struct compat_statfs {
 	int		f_type;
 	int		f_bsize;
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h
index a13436e91c3938..7df384e445de06 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -50,23 +50,8 @@ struct compat_stat {
 	s32		st_pad4[14];
 };
 
-struct compat_flock {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_off_t	l_start;
-	compat_off_t	l_len;
-	s32		l_sysid;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-	s32		pad[4];
-};
-
-struct compat_flock64 {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_loff_t	l_start;
-	compat_loff_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
+#define __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK_EXTRA_SYSID		s32 l_sysid;
+#define __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK_PAD			s32 pad[4];
 
 struct compat_statfs {
 	int		f_type;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/compat.h
index 1a609d38f6678e..972bf8911d1126 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -54,22 +54,6 @@ struct compat_stat {
 	u32			st_spare4[3];
 };
 
-struct compat_flock {
-	short			l_type;
-	short			l_whence;
-	compat_off_t		l_start;
-	compat_off_t		l_len;
-	compat_pid_t		l_pid;
-};
-
-struct compat_flock64 {
-	short			l_type;
-	short			l_whence;
-	compat_loff_t		l_start;
-	compat_loff_t		l_len;
-	compat_pid_t		l_pid;
-};
-
 struct compat_statfs {
 	s32		f_type;
 	s32		f_bsize;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
index b0f2c3f7fe45a5..e9d433bd561725 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -48,22 +48,6 @@ struct compat_stat {
 	u32		__unused4[2];
 };
 
-struct compat_flock {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_off_t	l_start;
-	compat_off_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
-
-struct compat_flock64 {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_loff_t	l_start;
-	compat_loff_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
-
 struct compat_statfs {
 	int		f_type;
 	int		f_bsize;
diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h
index e0896758779da4..5578607913b847 100644
--- a/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -103,22 +103,6 @@ struct compat_stat {
 	u32		__unused5;
 };
 
-struct compat_flock {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_off_t	l_start;
-	compat_off_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
-
-struct compat_flock64 {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_loff_t	l_start;
-	compat_loff_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
-
 struct compat_statfs {
 	u32		f_type;
 	u32		f_bsize;
diff --git a/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h
index 4524997424043f..16fa333f28c274 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/sparc/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -76,23 +76,7 @@ struct compat_stat64 {
 	unsigned int	__unused5;
 };
 
-struct compat_flock {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_off_t	l_start;
-	compat_off_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-	short		__unused;
-};
-
-struct compat_flock64 {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_loff_t	l_start;
-	compat_loff_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-	short		__unused;
-};
+#define __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK_PAD		short __unused;
 
 struct compat_statfs {
 	int		f_type;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h
index b1691cf148be10..d8e01bf51e7a26 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/compat.h
@@ -51,25 +51,11 @@ struct compat_stat {
 	u32		__unused5;
 };
 
-struct compat_flock {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_off_t	l_start;
-	compat_off_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-};
-
 /*
- * IA32 uses 4 byte alignment for 64 bit quantities,
- * so we need to pack this structure.
+ * IA32 uses 4 byte alignment for 64 bit quantities, so we need to pack the
+ * compat flock64 structure.
  */
-struct compat_flock64 {
-	short		l_type;
-	short		l_whence;
-	compat_loff_t	l_start;
-	compat_loff_t	l_len;
-	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
-} __attribute__((packed));
+#define __ARCH_NEED_COMPAT_FLOCK64_PACKED
 
 struct compat_statfs {
 	int		f_type;
diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
index 6e65be75360321..9d196f8a94d5ea 100644
--- a/include/linux/compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/compat.h
@@ -258,6 +258,37 @@ struct compat_rlimit {
 	compat_ulong_t	rlim_max;
 };
 
+#ifdef __ARCH_NEED_COMPAT_FLOCK64_PACKED
+#define __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK64_PACK	__attribute__((packed))
+#else
+#define __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK64_PACK
+#endif
+
+struct compat_flock {
+	short			l_type;
+	short			l_whence;
+	compat_off_t		l_start;
+	compat_off_t		l_len;
+#ifdef __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK_EXTRA_SYSID
+	__ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK_EXTRA_SYSID
+#endif
+	compat_pid_t		l_pid;
+#ifdef __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK_PAD
+	__ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK_PAD
+#endif
+};
+
+struct compat_flock64 {
+	short		l_type;
+	short		l_whence;
+	compat_loff_t	l_start;
+	compat_loff_t	l_len;
+	compat_pid_t	l_pid;
+#ifdef __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK64_PAD
+	__ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK64_PAD
+#endif
+} __ARCH_COMPAT_FLOCK64_PACK;
+
 struct compat_rusage {
 	struct old_timeval32 ru_utime;
 	struct old_timeval32 ru_stime;
