diff --git a/include/linux/kref.h b/include/linux/kref.h
index 9c07dce..65af688 100644
--- a/include/linux/kref.h
+++ b/include/linux/kref.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/bug.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
 
 struct kref {
 	atomic_t refcount;
@@ -93,4 +94,21 @@
 {
 	return kref_sub(kref, 1, release);
 }
+
+static inline int kref_put_mutex(struct kref *kref,
+				 void (*release)(struct kref *kref),
+				 struct mutex *lock)
+{
+	WARN_ON(release == NULL);
+        if (unlikely(!atomic_add_unless(&kref->refcount, -1, 1))) {
+		mutex_lock(lock);
+		if (unlikely(!atomic_dec_and_test(&kref->refcount))) {
+			mutex_unlock(lock);
+			return 0;
+		}
+		release(kref);
+		return 1;
+	}
+	return 0;
+}
 #endif /* _KREF_H_ */