diff --git a/include/linux/srcu.h b/include/linux/srcu.h
index adbe167..3084f80 100644
--- a/include/linux/srcu.h
+++ b/include/linux/srcu.h
@@ -106,6 +106,14 @@
 #endif /* #else #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_LOCK_ALLOC */
 
 /**
+ * srcu_dereference - fetch SRCU-protected pointer with checking
+ *
+ * Makes rcu_dereference_check() do the dirty work.
+ */
+#define srcu_dereference(p, sp) \
+		rcu_dereference_check(p, srcu_read_lock_held(sp))
+
+/**
  * srcu_read_lock - register a new reader for an SRCU-protected structure.
  * @sp: srcu_struct in which to register the new reader.
  *