diff --git a/netlink/netlink.go b/netlink/netlink.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5098b4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlink/netlink.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// Packet netlink provide access to low level Netlink sockets and messages.
+//
+// Actual implementations are in:
+// netlink_linux.go
+// netlink_darwin.go
+package netlink
+
+import "net"
+
+// A Route is a subnet associated with the interface to reach it.
+type Route struct {
+	*net.IPNet
+	Iface   *net.Interface
+	Default bool
+}
diff --git a/netlink/netlink_linux.go b/netlink/netlink_linux.go
index a65bdaf..ab572e3 100644
--- a/netlink/netlink_linux.go
+++ b/netlink/netlink_linux.go
@@ -471,13 +471,6 @@ func NetworkLinkAdd(name string, linkType string) error {
 	return s.HandleAck(wb.Seq)
 }
 
-// A Route is a subnet associated with the interface to reach it.
-type Route struct {
-	*net.IPNet
-	Iface   *net.Interface
-	Default bool
-}
-
 // Returns an array of IPNet for all the currently routed subnets on ipv4
 // This is similar to the first column of "ip route" output
 func NetworkGetRoutes() ([]Route, error) {