diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 0ad534fe6673..64a60b9232d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -522,6 +522,9 @@ alloc_workqueue(const char *fmt, unsigned int flags, int max_active, ...);
 #define create_singlethread_workqueue(name)				\
 	alloc_ordered_workqueue("%s", __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, name)
 
+#define from_work(var, callback_work, work_fieldname)	\
+	container_of(callback_work, typeof(*var), work_fieldname)
+
 extern void destroy_workqueue(struct workqueue_struct *wq);
 
 struct workqueue_attrs *alloc_workqueue_attrs(void);