diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
index ba0f0cfb5e42..f843a7582456 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/bpf.h
@@ -76,10 +76,21 @@ struct bpf_insn {
 	__s32	imm;		/* signed immediate constant */
 };
 
-/* Key of an a BPF_MAP_TYPE_LPM_TRIE entry */
+/* Header for a key of a BPF_MAP_TYPE_LPM_TRIE entry */
 struct bpf_lpm_trie_key {
 	__u32	prefixlen;	/* up to 32 for AF_INET, 128 for AF_INET6 */
-	__u8	data[0];	/* Arbitrary size */
+	__u8	data[0];	/* Deprecated field: use struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 */
+};
+
+/* Raw (u8 byte array) key of a BPF_MAP_TYPE_LPM_TRIE entry */
+struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 {
+	union {
+		struct bpf_lpm_trie_key hdr;
+		struct {
+			__u32	prefixlen;
+			__u8	data[];
+		};
+	};
 };
 
 struct bpf_cgroup_storage_key {
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
index d833496e9e42..3a93ace62c87 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/lpm_trie.c
@@ -164,13 +164,15 @@ static inline int extract_bit(const u8 *data, size_t index)
  */
 static size_t longest_prefix_match(const struct lpm_trie *trie,
 				   const struct lpm_trie_node *node,
-				   const struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key)
+				   const struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key)
 {
 	u32 limit = min(node->prefixlen, key->prefixlen);
 	u32 prefixlen = 0, i = 0;
 
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct lpm_trie_node, data) % sizeof(u32));
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(struct bpf_lpm_trie_key, data) % sizeof(u32));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(typeof(*node), data) % sizeof(u32));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(typeof(*key), data) % sizeof(u32));
+	BUILD_BUG_ON(offsetof(typeof(*key), data) !=
+		     offsetof(typeof(key->hdr), data));
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS) && defined(CONFIG_64BIT)
 
@@ -229,7 +231,7 @@ static void *trie_lookup_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *_key)
 {
 	struct lpm_trie *trie = container_of(map, struct lpm_trie, map);
 	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *found = NULL;
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key = _key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key = _key;
 
 	/* Start walking the trie from the root node ... */
 
@@ -306,7 +308,7 @@ static int trie_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 	struct lpm_trie *trie = container_of(map, struct lpm_trie, map);
 	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *im_node = NULL, *new_node = NULL;
 	struct lpm_trie_node __rcu **slot;
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key = _key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key = _key;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
 	unsigned int next_bit;
 	size_t matchlen = 0;
@@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ static int trie_update_elem(struct bpf_map *map,
 static int trie_delete_elem(struct bpf_map *map, void *_key)
 {
 	struct lpm_trie *trie = container_of(map, struct lpm_trie, map);
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key = _key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key = _key;
 	struct lpm_trie_node __rcu **trim, **trim2;
 	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *parent;
 	unsigned long irq_flags;
@@ -616,7 +618,7 @@ static int trie_get_next_key(struct bpf_map *map, void *_key, void *_next_key)
 {
 	struct lpm_trie_node *node, *next_node = NULL, *parent, *search_root;
 	struct lpm_trie *trie = container_of(map, struct lpm_trie, map);
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key = _key, *next_key = _next_key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key = _key, *next_key = _next_key;
 	struct lpm_trie_node **node_stack = NULL;
 	int err = 0, stack_ptr = -1;
 	unsigned int next_bit;
diff --git a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
index d2fbcf963cdf..07ff471ed6ae 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/map_perf_test_user.c
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ static void run_perf_test(int tasks)
 
 static void fill_lpm_trie(void)
 {
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key;
 	unsigned long value = 0;
 	unsigned int i;
 	int r;
diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp_router_ipv4_user.c b/samples/bpf/xdp_router_ipv4_user.c
index 9d41db09c480..266fdd0b025d 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp_router_ipv4_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp_router_ipv4_user.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ static int recv_msg(struct sockaddr_nl sock_addr, int sock)
 static void read_route(struct nlmsghdr *nh, int nll)
 {
 	char dsts[24], gws[24], ifs[16], dsts_len[24], metrics[24];
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *prefix_key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *prefix_key;
 	struct rtattr *rt_attr;
 	struct rtmsg *rt_msg;
 	int rtm_family;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_lpm_map.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_lpm_map.c
index c028d621c744..e2e822759e13 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_lpm_map.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/test_lpm_map.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static void test_lpm_map(int keysize)
 	volatile size_t n_matches, n_matches_after_delete;
 	size_t i, j, n_nodes, n_lookups;
 	struct tlpm_node *t, *list = NULL;
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key;
 	uint8_t *data, *value;
 	int r, map;
 
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ static void test_lpm_map(int keysize)
 static void test_lpm_ipaddr(void)
 {
 	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_map_create_opts, opts, .map_flags = BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC);
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key_ipv4;
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key_ipv6;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key_ipv4;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key_ipv6;
 	size_t key_size_ipv4;
 	size_t key_size_ipv6;
 	int map_fd_ipv4;
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static void test_lpm_ipaddr(void)
 static void test_lpm_delete(void)
 {
 	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_map_create_opts, opts, .map_flags = BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC);
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key;
 	size_t key_size;
 	int map_fd;
 	__u64 value;
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ static void test_lpm_delete(void)
 static void test_lpm_get_next_key(void)
 {
 	LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_map_create_opts, opts, .map_flags = BPF_F_NO_PREALLOC);
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key_p, *next_key_p;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key_p, *next_key_p;
 	size_t key_size;
 	__u32 value = 0;
 	int map_fd;
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static void *lpm_test_command(void *arg)
 {
 	int i, j, ret, iter, key_size;
 	struct lpm_mt_test_info *info = arg;
-	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *key_p;
+	struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *key_p;
 
 	key_size = sizeof(struct bpf_lpm_trie_key) + sizeof(__u32);
 	key_p = alloca(key_size);
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ static void *lpm_test_command(void *arg)
 				ret = bpf_map_lookup_elem(info->map_fd, key_p, &value);
 				assert(ret == 0 || errno == ENOENT);
 			} else {
-				struct bpf_lpm_trie_key *next_key_p = alloca(key_size);
+				struct bpf_lpm_trie_key_u8 *next_key_p = alloca(key_size);
 				ret = bpf_map_get_next_key(info->map_fd, key_p, next_key_p);
 				assert(ret == 0 || errno == ENOENT || errno == ENOMEM);
 			}
