diff --git a/include/linux/rcupdate.h b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
index 68cbe111420b..cf139d6e5c1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/rcupdate.h
+++ b/include/linux/rcupdate.h
@@ -410,6 +410,24 @@ static inline void rcu_preempt_sleep_check(void) { }
 	_r_a_p__v;							      \
 })
 
+/**
+ * rcu_replace_pointer() - replace an RCU pointer, returning its old value
+ * @rcu_ptr: RCU pointer, whose old value is returned
+ * @ptr: regular pointer
+ * @c: the lockdep conditions under which the dereference will take place
+ *
+ * Perform a replacement, where @rcu_ptr is an RCU-annotated
+ * pointer and @c is the lockdep argument that is passed to the
+ * rcu_dereference_protected() call used to read that pointer.  The old
+ * value of @rcu_ptr is returned, and @rcu_ptr is set to @ptr.
+ */
+#define rcu_replace_pointer(rcu_ptr, ptr, c)				\
+({									\
+	typeof(ptr) __tmp = rcu_dereference_protected((rcu_ptr), (c));	\
+	rcu_assign_pointer((rcu_ptr), (ptr));				\
+	__tmp;								\
+})
+
 /**
  * rcu_swap_protected() - swap an RCU and a regular pointer
  * @rcu_ptr: RCU pointer