diff --git a/include/linux/linkage.h b/include/linux/linkage.h
index 7c47b1a471d4..7e020782ade2 100644
--- a/include/linux/linkage.h
+++ b/include/linux/linkage.h
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@
 #define ALIGN __ALIGN
 #define ALIGN_STR __ALIGN_STR
 
+#ifndef GLOBAL
+#define GLOBAL(name) \
+	.globl name ASM_NL \
+	name:
+#endif
+
 #ifndef ENTRY
 #define ENTRY(name) \
 	.globl name ASM_NL \