diff --git a/include/linux/dmi.h b/include/linux/dmi.h
index 2bfda17..3416190 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmi.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmi.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 extern int dmi_name_in_serial(const char *str);
 extern int dmi_available;
 extern int dmi_walk(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *));
+extern bool dmi_match(enum dmi_field f, const char *str);
 
 #else
 
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@
 #define dmi_available 0
 static inline int dmi_walk(void (*decode)(const struct dmi_header *))
 	{ return -1; }
+static inline bool dmi_match(enum dmi_field f, const char *str)
+	{ return false; }
 
 #endif