diff --git a/include/linux/byteorder.h b/include/linux/byteorder.h
index c490de8..8176361 100644
--- a/include/linux/byteorder.h
+++ b/include/linux/byteorder.h
@@ -2,6 +2,33 @@
 #define __BYTE_ORDER_H__
 
 #include <asm/byteorder.h>
-#include <linux/byteorder/generic.h>
+
+/* taken from include/linux/byteorder/generic.h */
+#define cpu_to_le64 __cpu_to_le64
+#define le64_to_cpu __le64_to_cpu
+#define cpu_to_le32 __cpu_to_le32
+#define le32_to_cpu __le32_to_cpu
+#define cpu_to_le16 __cpu_to_le16
+#define le16_to_cpu __le16_to_cpu
+#define cpu_to_be64 __cpu_to_be64
+#define be64_to_cpu __be64_to_cpu
+#define cpu_to_be32 __cpu_to_be32
+#define be32_to_cpu __be32_to_cpu
+#define cpu_to_be16 __cpu_to_be16
+#define be16_to_cpu __be16_to_cpu
+
+/* change in situ versions */
+#define cpu_to_le64s __cpu_to_le64s
+#define le64_to_cpus __le64_to_cpus
+#define cpu_to_le32s __cpu_to_le32s
+#define le32_to_cpus __le32_to_cpus
+#define cpu_to_le16s __cpu_to_le16s
+#define le16_to_cpus __le16_to_cpus
+#define cpu_to_be64s __cpu_to_be64s
+#define be64_to_cpus __be64_to_cpus
+#define cpu_to_be32s __cpu_to_be32s
+#define be32_to_cpus __be32_to_cpus
+#define cpu_to_be16s __cpu_to_be16s
+#define be16_to_cpus __be16_to_cpus
 
 #endif