diff --git a/include/linux/gpio/generic.h b/include/linux/gpio/generic.h
index f3a8db4598bb..5a85ecbef8d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/gpio/generic.h
+++ b/include/linux/gpio/generic.h
@@ -55,6 +55,12 @@ struct gpio_generic_chip {
 	struct gpio_chip gc;
 };
 
+static inline struct gpio_generic_chip *
+to_gpio_generic_chip(struct gpio_chip *gc)
+{
+	return container_of(gc, struct gpio_generic_chip, gc);
+}
+
 /**
  * gpio_generic_chip_init() - Initialize a generic GPIO chip.
  * @chip: Generic GPIO chip to set up.