diff --git a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
index dfadc96e9d63..2f4079175afb 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
    the kernel context */
 #define __cold			__attribute__((__cold__))
 
+#define __linktime_error(message) __attribute__((__error__(message)))
 
 #if __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 5
 /*
diff --git a/include/linux/compiler.h b/include/linux/compiler.h
index 320d6c94ff84..4a243546d142 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler.h
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ void ftrace_likely_update(struct ftrace_branch_data *f, int val, int expect);
 #ifndef __compiletime_error
 # define __compiletime_error(message)
 #endif
-
+#ifndef __linktime_error
+# define __linktime_error(message)
+#endif
 /*
  * Prevent the compiler from merging or refetching accesses.  The compiler
  * is also forbidden from reordering successive instances of ACCESS_ONCE(),
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index e8b1597b5cf2..f48e8a528544 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
 #define BUILD_BUG_ON_ZERO(e) (0)
 #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NULL(e) ((void*)0)
 #define BUILD_BUG_ON(condition)
+#define BUILD_BUG() (0)
 #else /* __CHECKER__ */
 
 /* Force a compilation error if a constant expression is not a power of 2 */
@@ -703,6 +704,21 @@ extern int __build_bug_on_failed;
 		if (condition) __build_bug_on_failed = 1;	\
 	} while(0)
 #endif
+
+/**
+ * BUILD_BUG - break compile if used.
+ *
+ * If you have some code that you expect the compiler to eliminate at
+ * build time, you should use BUILD_BUG to detect if it is
+ * unexpectedly used.
+ */
+#define BUILD_BUG()						\
+	do {							\
+		extern void __build_bug_failed(void)		\
+			__linktime_error("BUILD_BUG failed");	\
+		__build_bug_failed();				\
+	} while (0)
+
 #endif	/* __CHECKER__ */
 
 /* Trap pasters of __FUNCTION__ at compile-time */