diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
index 6a6d7aefe12d6e61cae9e44b13aea1ed74ebedda..24545cd90a252b8dea0a9eec462b97a03b86adaa 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 /*
  * Common definitions for all gcc versions go here.
  */
+#define GCC_VERSION (__GNUC__ * 10000 \
+		   + __GNUC_MINOR__ * 100 \
+		   + __GNUC_PATCHLEVEL__)
 
 
 /* Optimization barrier */