diff --git a/include/linux/cdev.h b/include/linux/cdev.h
index fb45919..f389e31 100644
--- a/include/linux/cdev.h
+++ b/include/linux/cdev.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 void cdev_del(struct cdev *);
 
+int cdev_index(struct inode *inode);
+
 void cd_forget(struct inode *);
 
 extern struct backing_dev_info directly_mappable_cdev_bdi;