diff --git a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
index f7c255f..a8cd821 100644
--- a/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
+++ b/fs/cachefiles/internal.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	loff_t				i_size;		/* object size */
 	unsigned long			flags;
 #define CACHEFILES_OBJECT_ACTIVE	0		/* T if marked active */
+#define CACHEFILES_OBJECT_BURIED	1		/* T if preemptively buried */
 	atomic_t			usage;		/* object usage count */
 	uint8_t				type;		/* object type */
 	uint8_t				new;		/* T if object new */