diff --git a/samples/bpf/parse_varlen.c b/samples/bpf/parse_varlen.c
index 95c16324760c..0b6f22feb2c9 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/parse_varlen.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/parse_varlen.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 #define KBUILD_MODNAME "foo"
 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
+#include <linux/if_vlan.h>
 #include <linux/ip.h>
 #include <linux/ipv6.h>
 #include <linux/in.h>
@@ -108,11 +109,6 @@ static int parse_ipv6(void *data, uint64_t nh_off, void *data_end)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct vlan_hdr {
-	uint16_t h_vlan_TCI;
-	uint16_t h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
-};
-
 SEC("varlen")
 int handle_ingress(struct __sk_buff *skb)
 {