diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index fddd1a5eb322..811f7a915658 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 #define __attribute_const__	__attribute__((__const__))
 #define __maybe_unused		__attribute__((unused))
 #define __always_unused		__attribute__((unused))
+#define __mode(x)               __attribute__((mode(x)))
 
 /* gcc version specific checks */