diff --git a/include/linux/kallsyms.h b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
index d8e9b3d..0df513b 100644
--- a/include/linux/kallsyms.h
+++ b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 
 /* Look up a kernel symbol and return it in a text buffer. */
 extern int sprint_symbol(char *buffer, unsigned long address);
+extern int sprint_backtrace(char *buffer, unsigned long address);
 
 /* Look up a kernel symbol and print it to the kernel messages. */
 extern void __print_symbol(const char *fmt, unsigned long address);
@@ -79,6 +80,12 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int sprint_backtrace(char *buffer, unsigned long addr)
+{
+	*buffer = '\0';
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int lookup_symbol_name(unsigned long addr, char *symname)
 {
 	return -ERANGE;