diff --git a/include/netinet/in.h b/include/netinet/in.h
index 154f785e2c723..33d35a7a1d8ce 100644
--- a/include/netinet/in.h
+++ b/include/netinet/in.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
   ((a)->s6_addr[0] == 0xff)
 
 #define IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(a) \
-  ((a)->s6_addr16[0] & HTONS(0xffc0) == HTONS(0xfe80))
+  (((a)->s6_addr16[0] & HTONS(0xffc0)) == HTONS(0xfe80))
 
 #define IN6_IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(a) \
   ((a)->s6_addr32[0] == 0 && \
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@
    (a)->s6_addr32[2] == 0 && \
    (a)->s6_addr32[3] == 0)
 
+#define IN6_IS_ADDR_GLOBAL(a) \
+  (!IN6_IS_ADDR_MULTICAST(a) && \
+   !IN6_IS_ADDR_LINKLOCAL(a) && \
+   !IN6_IS_ADDR_LOOPBACK(a) && \
+   !IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(a))
+
 #define IN6_IS_ADDR_V4COMPAT(a) \
   ((a)->s6_addr32[0] == 0 && \
    (a)->s6_addr32[1] == 0 && \