diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/can.h b/include/uapi/linux/can.h
index 0afb7d8e867f70..06d92d6be6e611 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/can.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/can.h
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ struct canfd_frame {
 #define CAN_TP20	4 /* VAG Transport Protocol v2.0 */
 #define CAN_MCNET	5 /* Bosch MCNet */
 #define CAN_ISOTP	6 /* ISO 15765-2 Transport Protocol */
-#define CAN_NPROTO	7
+#define CAN_J1939	7 /* SAE J1939 */
+#define CAN_NPROTO	8
 
 #define SOL_CAN_BASE 100