diff --git a/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h b/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
index 2ac60c9..fea49b5 100644
--- a/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
+++ b/include/linux/rbtree_augmented.h
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@
 extern void __rb_erase_color(struct rb_node *parent, struct rb_root *root,
 	void (*augment_rotate)(struct rb_node *old, struct rb_node *new));
 
-static __always_inline void
-rb_erase_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
-		   const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
+static __always_inline struct rb_node *
+__rb_erase_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
+		     const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
 {
 	struct rb_node *child = node->rb_right, *tmp = node->rb_left;
 	struct rb_node *parent, *rebalance;
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@
 	}
 
 	augment->propagate(tmp, NULL);
+	return rebalance;
+}
+
+static __always_inline void
+rb_erase_augmented(struct rb_node *node, struct rb_root *root,
+		   const struct rb_augment_callbacks *augment)
+{
+	struct rb_node *rebalance = __rb_erase_augmented(node, root, augment);
 	if (rebalance)
 		__rb_erase_color(rebalance, root, augment->rotate);
 }