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diff --git a/include/linux/bug.h b/include/linux/bug.h
index 72961c39576a..aaac4bba6f5c 100644
--- a/include/linux/bug.h
+++ b/include/linux/bug.h
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@ struct pt_regs;
#define BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(e) (sizeof(struct { int:-!!(e); }))
#define BUILD_BUG_ON_NULL(e) ((void *)sizeof(struct { int:-!!(e); }))
+/*
+ * BUILD_BUG_ON_INVALID() permits the compiler to check the validity of the
+ * expression but avoids the generation of any code, even if that expression
+ * has side-effects.
+ */
+#define BUILD_BUG_ON_INVALID(e) ((void)(sizeof((__force long)(e))))
+
/**
* BUILD_BUG_ON - break compile if a condition is true.
* @condition: the condition which the compiler should know is false.