diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 8e786a27cfe6..e9b492b33032 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -203,10 +203,10 @@ extern unsigned long simple_strtoul(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
 extern long simple_strtol(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
 extern unsigned long long simple_strtoull(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
 extern long long simple_strtoll(const char *,char **,unsigned int);
-extern int strict_strtoul(const char *, unsigned int, unsigned long *);
-extern int strict_strtol(const char *, unsigned int, long *);
-extern int strict_strtoull(const char *, unsigned int, unsigned long long *);
-extern int strict_strtoll(const char *, unsigned int, long long *);
+extern int __must_check strict_strtoul(const char *, unsigned int, unsigned long *);
+extern int __must_check strict_strtol(const char *, unsigned int, long *);
+extern int __must_check strict_strtoull(const char *, unsigned int, unsigned long long *);
+extern int __must_check strict_strtoll(const char *, unsigned int, long long *);
 extern int sprintf(char * buf, const char * fmt, ...)
 	__attribute__ ((format (printf, 2, 3)));
 extern int vsprintf(char *buf, const char *, va_list)