diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
index dfadc96..2f40791 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
    the kernel context */
 #define __cold			__attribute__((__cold__))
 
+#define __linktime_error(message) __attribute__((__error__(message)))
 
 #if __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5
 /*