diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index b344fc800a9b..51b26ab02878 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -875,6 +875,15 @@ do {									\
 		__kvfree_rcu(&((___p)->rhf), offsetof(typeof(*(ptr)), rhf)); \
 } while (0)
 
+/**
+ * kvfree_rcu() - kvfree an object after a grace period.
+ * @ptr:	pointer to kvfree
+ * @rhf:	the name of the struct rcu_head within the type of @ptr.
+ *
+ * Same as kfree_rcu(), just simple alias.
+ */
+#define kvfree_rcu(ptr, rhf) kfree_rcu(ptr, rhf)
+
 /*
  * Place this after a lock-acquisition primitive to guarantee that
  * an UNLOCK+LOCK pair acts as a full barrier.  This guarantee applies