diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 50ce731a2b78..aa1d501d2bb6 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2413,6 +2413,21 @@ static inline void super_set_sysfs_name_generic(struct super_block *sb, const ch
 extern void ihold(struct inode * inode);
 extern void iput(struct inode *);
 void iput_not_last(struct inode *);
+
+/**
+ * iput_if_not_last - drop an inode reference only if it is not the last one
+ * @inode: inode to put
+ *
+ * Returns true if the reference was dropped, false if this was the last
+ * reference and the caller must arrange for final iput() in a safe context.
+ */
+static inline bool __must_check iput_if_not_last(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	VFS_BUG_ON_INODE(inode_state_read_once(inode) & (I_FREEING | I_CLEAR), inode);
+	VFS_BUG_ON_INODE(icount_read_once(inode) < 1, inode);
+	return atomic_add_unless(&inode->i_count, -1, 1);
+}
+
 int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, enum fs_update_time type,
 		unsigned int flags);
 int generic_update_time(struct inode *inode, enum fs_update_time type,