1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/kref.h b/include/linux/kref.h
index e15828fd71f1..9af255ad1e2f 100644
--- a/include/linux/kref.h
+++ b/include/linux/kref.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ struct kref {
         atomic_t refcount;
 };
 
+#define KREF_INIT(n)    { .refcount = ATOMIC_INIT(n), }
+
 /**
  * kref_init - initialize object.
  * @kref: object in question.