diff --git a/include/crypto/skcipher.h b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
index 59c8f6c593e6..cc4d98a7892e 100644
--- a/include/crypto/skcipher.h
+++ b/include/crypto/skcipher.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ struct crypto_skcipher {
  *	    IV of exactly that size to perform the encrypt or decrypt operation.
  * @chunksize: Equal to the block size except for stream ciphers such as
  *	       CTR where it is set to the underlying block size.
+ * @base: Definition of a generic crypto algorithm.
  *
  * All fields except @ivsize are mandatory and must be filled.
  */