diff --git a/include/linux/pid_namespace.h b/include/linux/pid_namespace.h
index 7c7e627503d2..07481bb87d4e 100644
--- a/include/linux/pid_namespace.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid_namespace.h
@@ -86,4 +86,9 @@ extern struct pid_namespace *task_active_pid_ns(struct task_struct *tsk);
 void pidhash_init(void);
 void pid_idr_init(void);
 
+static inline bool task_is_in_init_pid_ns(struct task_struct *tsk)
+{
+	return task_active_pid_ns(tsk) == &init_pid_ns;
+}
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_PID_NS_H */