diff --git a/include/linux/kobject.h b/include/linux/kobject.h
index 7950a37..8f6d121 100644
--- a/include/linux/kobject.h
+++ b/include/linux/kobject.h
@@ -191,6 +191,8 @@
 }
 
 extern struct kobject *kset_find_obj(struct kset *, const char *);
+extern struct kobject *kset_find_obj_hinted(struct kset *, const char *,
+						struct kobject *);
 
 /* The global /sys/kernel/ kobject for people to chain off of */
 extern struct kobject *kernel_kobj;