diff --git a/include/linux/klist.h b/include/linux/klist.h
index 7407125..a119c0d 100644
--- a/include/linux/klist.h
+++ b/include/linux/klist.h
@@ -25,6 +25,14 @@
 	void			(*put)(struct klist_node *);
 };
 
+#define KLIST_INIT(_name, _get, _put)					\
+	{ .k_lock	= __SPIN_LOCK_UNLOCKED(_name.k_lock),		\
+	  .k_list	= LIST_HEAD_INIT(_name.k_list),			\
+	  .get		= _get,						\
+	  .put		= _put, }
+
+#define DEFINE_KLIST(_name, _get, _put)					\
+	struct klist _name = KLIST_INIT(_name, _get, _put)
 
 extern void klist_init(struct klist * k, void (*get)(struct klist_node *),
 		       void (*put)(struct klist_node *));