diff --git a/include/linux/property.h b/include/linux/property.h
index 9f2585d705a8..97f901c0914e 100644
--- a/include/linux/property.h
+++ b/include/linux/property.h
@@ -489,6 +489,13 @@ struct software_node {
 	const struct property_entry *properties;
 };
 
+#define SOFTWARE_NODE(_name_, _properties_, _parent_)	\
+	(struct software_node) {			\
+		.name = _name_,				\
+		.properties = _properties_,		\
+		.parent = _parent_,			\
+	}
+
 bool is_software_node(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);
 const struct software_node *
 to_software_node(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode);