diff --git a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctputil.c b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctputil.c
index 684ed3aef..e1c25e525 100755
--- a/usrsctplib/netinet/sctputil.c
+++ b/usrsctplib/netinet/sctputil.c
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD: head/sys/netinet/sctputil.c 310590 2016-12-26 11:06:41Z tuex
 #include <netinet/sctp_auth.h>
 #include <netinet/sctp_asconf.h>
 #include <netinet/sctp_bsd_addr.h>
+#if defined(__Userspace_os_Linux)
+#define __FAVOR_BSD    /* (on Ubuntu at least) enables UDP header field names like BSD in RFC 768 */
+#endif
 #if defined(__Userspace__)
 #include <netinet/sctp_constants.h>
 #if !defined(__Userspace_os_Windows)
diff --git a/usrsctplib/user_recv_thread.c b/usrsctplib/user_recv_thread.c
index 88869de33..04d62f682 100755
--- a/usrsctplib/user_recv_thread.c
+++ b/usrsctplib/user_recv_thread.c
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 #endif
+#if defined(__Userspace_os_Linux)
+#define __FAVOR_BSD    /* (on Ubuntu at least) enables UDP header field names like BSD in RFC 768 */
+#endif
 #if defined(__Userspace__)
 #ifdef INET6
 #include <netinet6/sctp6_var.h>