diff --git a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
index 8d470b7..e047b49 100644
--- a/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/backing-dev-defs.h
@@ -186,4 +186,54 @@
 	set_wb_congested(bdi->wb.congested, sync);
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK
+
+/**
+ * wb_tryget - try to increment a wb's refcount
+ * @wb: bdi_writeback to get
+ */
+static inline bool wb_tryget(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+	if (wb != &wb->bdi->wb)
+		return percpu_ref_tryget(&wb->refcnt);
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * wb_get - increment a wb's refcount
+ * @wb: bdi_writeback to get
+ */
+static inline void wb_get(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+	if (wb != &wb->bdi->wb)
+		percpu_ref_get(&wb->refcnt);
+}
+
+/**
+ * wb_put - decrement a wb's refcount
+ * @wb: bdi_writeback to put
+ */
+static inline void wb_put(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+	if (wb != &wb->bdi->wb)
+		percpu_ref_put(&wb->refcnt);
+}
+
+#else	/* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
+
+static inline bool wb_tryget(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+	return true;
+}
+
+static inline void wb_get(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void wb_put(struct bdi_writeback *wb)
+{
+}
+
+#endif	/* CONFIG_CGROUP_WRITEBACK */
+
 #endif	/* __LINUX_BACKING_DEV_DEFS_H */