diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 4082f86f8f9f..a17bd3a6413f 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -780,6 +780,11 @@ static inline void vma_assert_write_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
 static inline void vma_mark_detached(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 				     bool detached) {}
 
+static inline void vma_assert_locked(struct vm_area_struct *vma)
+{
+	mmap_assert_locked(vma->vm_mm);
+}
+
 static inline void release_fault_lock(struct vm_fault *vmf)
 {
 	mmap_read_unlock(vmf->vma->vm_mm);