diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
index a6fce46aeb37..b87df1b485c2 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/stddef.h
@@ -70,4 +70,10 @@
 #define __counted_by_be(m)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __KERNEL__
+#define __kernel_nonstring	__nonstring
+#else
+#define __kernel_nonstring
+#endif
+
 #endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_STDDEF_H */