diff --git a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
index 57e890abe1f0..a5fc7d01aad6 100644
--- a/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
+++ b/include/linux/percpu-defs.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 	__PCPU_DUMMY_ATTRS char __pcpu_scope_##name;			\
 	extern __PCPU_DUMMY_ATTRS char __pcpu_unique_##name;		\
 	__PCPU_DUMMY_ATTRS char __pcpu_unique_##name;			\
+	extern __PCPU_ATTRS(sec) __typeof__(type) name;			\
 	__PCPU_ATTRS(sec) PER_CPU_DEF_ATTRIBUTES __weak			\
 	__typeof__(type) name
 #else