diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index 7cb5a1aace40..59f8412de45a 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -549,8 +549,10 @@ struct ip_vs_conn {
 	 */
 	struct ip_vs_app        *app;           /* bound ip_vs_app object */
 	void                    *app_data;      /* Application private data */
-	struct ip_vs_seq        in_seq;         /* incoming seq. struct */
-	struct ip_vs_seq        out_seq;        /* outgoing seq. struct */
+	struct_group(sync_conn_opt,
+		struct ip_vs_seq  in_seq;       /* incoming seq. struct */
+		struct ip_vs_seq  out_seq;      /* outgoing seq. struct */
+	);
 
 	const struct ip_vs_pe	*pe;
 	char			*pe_data;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
index a56fd0b5a430..0d89e68dc9d1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@ static void ip_vs_sync_conn_v0(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct ip_vs_conn *cp,
 	if (cp->flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_SEQ_MASK) {
 		struct ip_vs_sync_conn_options *opt =
 			(struct ip_vs_sync_conn_options *)&s[1];
-		memcpy(opt, &cp->in_seq, sizeof(*opt));
+		memcpy(opt, &cp->sync_conn_opt, sizeof(*opt));
 	}
 
 	m->nr_conns++;