diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 46f1ea0..504035f 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@
 /* For userspace: you can also call me... */
 #define MODULE_ALIAS(_alias) MODULE_INFO(alias, _alias)
 
+/* Soft module dependencies. See man modprobe.d for details.
+ * Example: MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: module-foo module-bar post: module-baz")
+ */
+#define MODULE_SOFTDEP(_softdep) MODULE_INFO(softdep, _softdep)
+
 /*
  * The following license idents are currently accepted as indicating free
  * software modules