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diff --git a/src/common/optional.h b/src/common/optional.h
index 1da5fda5d..aee5fcc5e 100644
--- a/src/common/optional.h
+++ b/src/common/optional.h
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@
  * Prefer using this macro where "special" values would be used, e.g.
  * -1ULL for uint64_t types.
  *
- * LTTNG_OPTIONAL should be combined with the LTTNG_PACKED macro when
- * used for IPC / network communication.
- *
  * Declaration example:
  * struct my_struct {
  * 	int a;
@@ -57,6 +54,16 @@
 		type value;  \
 	}
 
+/*
+ * Alias used for communication structures. If the layout of an LTTNG_OPTIONAL
+ * is changed, the original layout should still be used for communication
+ * purposes.
+ *
+ * LTTNG_OPTIONAL_COMM should be combined with the LTTNG_PACKED macro when
+ * used for IPC / network communication.
+ */
+#define LTTNG_OPTIONAL_COMM LTTNG_OPTIONAL
+
 /*
  * This macro is available as a 'convenience' to allow sites that assume
  * an optional value is set to assert() that it is set when accessing it.