diff --git a/include/linux/rwsem.h b/include/linux/rwsem.h
index 00d6054687dd..c91ac00d1ff8 100644
--- a/include/linux/rwsem.h
+++ b/include/linux/rwsem.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ extern void downgrade_write(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
  * See Documentation/locking/lockdep-design.rst for more details.)
  */
 extern void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
+extern int __must_check down_read_killable_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
 extern void down_write_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
 extern int down_write_killable_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass);
 extern void _down_write_nest_lock(struct rw_semaphore *sem, struct lockdep_map *nest_lock);
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ extern void down_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 extern void up_read_non_owner(struct rw_semaphore *sem);
 #else
 # define down_read_nested(sem, subclass)		down_read(sem)
+# define down_read_killable_nested(sem, subclass)	down_read_killable(sem)
 # define down_write_nest_lock(sem, nest_lock)	down_write(sem)
 # define down_write_nested(sem, subclass)	down_write(sem)
 # define down_write_killable_nested(sem, subclass)	down_write_killable(sem)
diff --git a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
index baafa1dd9fcc..2ce13f958577 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/rwsem.c
@@ -1608,6 +1608,20 @@ void down_read_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_nested);
 
+int down_read_killable_nested(struct rw_semaphore *sem, int subclass)
+{
+	might_sleep();
+	rwsem_acquire_read(&sem->dep_map, subclass, 0, _RET_IP_);
+
+	if (LOCK_CONTENDED_RETURN(sem, __down_read_trylock, __down_read_killable)) {
+		rwsem_release(&sem->dep_map, _RET_IP_);
+		return -EINTR;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(down_read_killable_nested);
+
 void _down_write_nest_lock(struct rw_semaphore *sem, struct lockdep_map *nest)
 {
 	might_sleep();