diff --git a/include/net/pkt_cls.h b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
index 255e4f4..ec78239 100644
--- a/include/net/pkt_cls.h
+++ b/include/net/pkt_cls.h
@@ -709,6 +709,17 @@ tc_cls_common_offload_init(struct flow_cls_common_offload *cls_common,
 		cls_common->extack = extack;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_TC_SKB_EXT)
+static inline struct tc_skb_ext *tc_skb_ext_alloc(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct tc_skb_ext *tc_skb_ext = skb_ext_add(skb, TC_SKB_EXT);
+
+	if (tc_skb_ext)
+		memset(tc_skb_ext, 0, sizeof(*tc_skb_ext));
+	return tc_skb_ext;
+}
+#endif
+
 enum tc_matchall_command {
 	TC_CLSMATCHALL_REPLACE,
 	TC_CLSMATCHALL_DESTROY,