diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index 26bf15e6cd35..5e62e2383b7f 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/types.h>
 #include <linux/bits.h>
+#include <linux/typecheck.h>
 
 #include <uapi/linux/kernel.h>
 
@@ -253,6 +254,55 @@ static __always_inline void __assign_bit(long nr, volatile unsigned long *addr,
 		__clear_bit(nr, addr);
 }
 
+/**
+ * __ptr_set_bit - Set bit in a pointer's value
+ * @nr: the bit to set
+ * @addr: the address of the pointer variable
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	void *p = foo();
+ *	__ptr_set_bit(bit, &p);
+ */
+#define __ptr_set_bit(nr, addr)                         \
+	({                                              \
+		typecheck_pointer(*(addr));             \
+		__set_bit(nr, (unsigned long *)(addr)); \
+	})
+
+/**
+ * __ptr_clear_bit - Clear bit in a pointer's value
+ * @nr: the bit to clear
+ * @addr: the address of the pointer variable
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	void *p = foo();
+ *	__ptr_clear_bit(bit, &p);
+ */
+#define __ptr_clear_bit(nr, addr)                         \
+	({                                                \
+		typecheck_pointer(*(addr));               \
+		__clear_bit(nr, (unsigned long *)(addr)); \
+	})
+
+/**
+ * __ptr_test_bit - Test bit in a pointer's value
+ * @nr: the bit to test
+ * @addr: the address of the pointer variable
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *	void *p = foo();
+ *	if (__ptr_test_bit(bit, &p)) {
+ *	        ...
+ *	} else {
+ *		...
+ *	}
+ */
+#define __ptr_test_bit(nr, addr)                       \
+	({                                             \
+		typecheck_pointer(*(addr));            \
+		test_bit(nr, (unsigned long *)(addr)); \
+	})
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 #ifndef set_mask_bits
diff --git a/include/linux/typecheck.h b/include/linux/typecheck.h
index 20d310331eb5..46b15e2aaefb 100644
--- a/include/linux/typecheck.h
+++ b/include/linux/typecheck.h
@@ -22,4 +22,13 @@
 	(void)__tmp; \
 })
 
+/*
+ * Check at compile time that something is a pointer type.
+ */
+#define typecheck_pointer(x) \
+({	typeof(x) __dummy; \
+	(void)sizeof(*__dummy); \
+	1; \
+})
+
 #endif		/* TYPECHECK_H_INCLUDED */