diff --git a/include/linux/debugfs.h b/include/linux/debugfs.h
index f36ecc2a5712..3b0ba54cc4d5 100644
--- a/include/linux/debugfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/debugfs.h
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ static inline void debugfs_remove(struct dentry *dentry)
 static inline void debugfs_remove_recursive(struct dentry *dentry)
 { }
 
+const struct file_operations *debugfs_real_fops(const struct file *filp);
+
 static inline int debugfs_file_get(struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	return 0;