diff --git a/scd/app-common.h b/scd/app-common.h
index ad96fc2d6..ace299ba7 100644
--- a/scd/app-common.h
+++ b/scd/app-common.h
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ app_get_slot (app_t app)
 }
 
 
+/* Macro to access members in app->card.  We use this macro because in
+ * 2.2 many members are stored directly in app_t and this way we can
+ * easier backport stuff.  */
+#define APP_CARD(a) ((a)->card)
+
+
 /*-- app-help.c --*/
 unsigned int app_help_count_bits (const unsigned char *a, size_t len);
 gpg_error_t app_help_get_keygrip_string_pk (const void *pk, size_t pklen,
diff --git a/scd/app-openpgp.c b/scd/app-openpgp.c
index 8f6512fa5..6a0703f03 100644
--- a/scd/app-openpgp.c
+++ b/scd/app-openpgp.c
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ do_getattr (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, const char *name)
                   if (opt.verbose)
                     log_info ("Yubikey bug: length %zu != %zu", valuelen, len);
 
-                  if (app->card->cardtype != CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
+                  if (APP_CARD(app)->cardtype != CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
                     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_INV_OBJ);
                 }
             }
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ get_public_key (app_t app, int keyno)
       if (err)
         {
           /* Yubikey returns wrong code.  Fix it up.  */
-          if (app->card->cardtype == CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
+          if (APP_CARD(app)->cardtype == CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
             err = gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NO_OBJ);
 	  /* Yubikey NEO (!CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY) also returns wrong code.  Fix it up.  */
 	  else if (gpg_err_code (err) == GPG_ERR_CARD)
@@ -2464,7 +2464,7 @@ cache_pin (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, int chvno, const char *pin)
 
   if (!keyref)
     return;
-  switch (app->card->cardtype)
+  switch (APP_CARD(app)->cardtype)
     {
     case CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY: break;
     default: return;
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ pin_from_cache (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, int chvno, char **r_pin)
 
   if (!keyref)
     return 0;
-  switch (app->card->cardtype)
+  switch (APP_CARD(app)->cardtype)
     {
     case CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY: break;
     default: return 0;
@@ -2951,15 +2951,15 @@ do_setattr (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl, const char *name,
 
   if (table[idx].special == 4)
     {
-      if (app->card->cardtype == CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY
-          || app->card->cardtype == CARDTYPE_GNUK)
+      if (APP_CARD(app)->cardtype == CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY
+          || APP_CARD(app)->cardtype == CARDTYPE_GNUK)
         {
           rc = verify_chv3 (app, ctrl, pincb, pincb_arg);
           if (rc)
             return rc;
 
           if (valuelen == 3
-              && app->card->cardtype == CARDTYPE_GNUK)
+              && APP_CARD(app)->cardtype == CARDTYPE_GNUK)
             {
               value = NULL;
               valuelen = 0;
@@ -6022,7 +6022,7 @@ do_reselect (app_t app, ctrl_t ctrl)
   /* An extra check which should not be necessary because the caller
    * should have made sure that a re-select is only called for
    * appropriate cards.  */
-  if (app->card->cardtype != CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
+  if (APP_CARD(app)->cardtype != CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
     return gpg_error (GPG_ERR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
 
   /* Note that the card can't cope with P2=0xCO, thus we need to pass
@@ -6092,13 +6092,13 @@ app_select_openpgp (app_t app)
        * work anymore and need to be modified.  Recall that our
        * architecture requires exactly one serilano per card.
        */
-      if (app->card->cardtype == CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
+      if (APP_CARD(app)->cardtype == CARDTYPE_YUBIKEY)
         xfree (buffer);
       else
         {
-          xfree (app->card->serialno);
-          app->card->serialno = buffer;
-          app->card->serialnolen = buflen;
+          xfree (APP_CARD(app)->serialno);
+          APP_CARD(app)->serialno = buffer;
+          APP_CARD(app)->serialnolen = buflen;
         }
 
       buffer = NULL;
diff --git a/scd/app-p15.c b/scd/app-p15.c
index fc09f43e7..09a1d655e 100644
--- a/scd/app-p15.c
+++ b/scd/app-p15.c
@@ -3124,13 +3124,13 @@ read_p15_info (app_t app)
     {
       /* If we don't have a serial number yet but the TokenInfo provides
          one, use that. */
-      if (!app->card->serialno && app->app_local->serialno)
+      if (!APP_CARD(app)->serialno && app->app_local->serialno)
         {
-          app->card->serialno = app->app_local->serialno;
-          app->card->serialnolen = app->app_local->serialnolen;
+          APP_CARD(app)->serialno = app->app_local->serialno;
+          APP_CARD(app)->serialnolen = app->app_local->serialnolen;
           app->app_local->serialno = NULL;
           app->app_local->serialnolen = 0;
-          err = app_munge_serialno (app->card);
+          err = app_munge_serialno (APP_CARD(app));
           if (err)
             return err;
         }
@@ -4917,8 +4917,9 @@ app_select_p15 (app_t app)
          prototype card right here because we need to access to
          EF(TokenInfo).  We mark such a serial number by the using a
          prefix of FF0100. */
-      if (app->card->serialnolen == 12
-          && !memcmp (app->card->serialno, "\xD2\x76\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 12))
+      if (APP_CARD(app)->serialnolen == 12
+          && !memcmp (APP_CARD(app)->serialno,
+                      "\xD2\x76\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0", 12))
         {
           /* This is a German card with a silly serial number.  Try to get
              the serial number from the EF(TokenInfo). . */
@@ -4926,16 +4927,16 @@ app_select_p15 (app_t app)
 
           /* FIXME: actually get it from EF(TokenInfo). */
 
-          p = xtrymalloc (3 + app->card->serialnolen);
+          p = xtrymalloc (3 + APP_CARD(app)->serialnolen);
           if (!p)
             rc = gpg_error (gpg_err_code_from_errno (errno));
           else
             {
               memcpy (p, "\xff\x01", 3);
-              memcpy (p+3, app->card->serialno, app->card->serialnolen);
-              app->card->serialnolen += 3;
-              xfree (app->card->serialno);
-              app->card->serialno = p;
+              memcpy (p+3, APP_CARD(app)->serialno, APP_CARD(app)->serialnolen);
+              APP_CARD(app)->serialnolen += 3;
+              xfree (APP_CARD(app)->serialno);
+              APP_CARD(app)->serialno = p;
             }
         }