diff --git a/include/linux/atomic.h b/include/linux/atomic.h
index 301de78d65f7..6c502cb13c95 100644
--- a/include/linux/atomic.h
+++ b/include/linux/atomic.h
@@ -548,6 +548,27 @@ static inline int atomic_dec_if_positive(atomic_t *v)
 }
 #endif
 
+/**
+ * fetch_or - perform *ptr |= mask and return old value of *ptr
+ * @ptr: pointer to value
+ * @mask: mask to OR on the value
+ *
+ * cmpxchg based fetch_or, macro so it works for different integer types
+ */
+#ifndef fetch_or
+#define fetch_or(ptr, mask)						\
+({	typeof(*(ptr)) __old, __val = *(ptr);				\
+	for (;;) {							\
+		__old = cmpxchg((ptr), __val, __val | (mask));		\
+		if (__old == __val)					\
+			break;						\
+		__val = __old;						\
+	}								\
+	__old;								\
+})
+#endif
+
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 #include <asm-generic/atomic64.h>
 #endif
diff --git a/kernel/sched/core.c b/kernel/sched/core.c
index 9503d590e5ef..7142feb4b92d 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/core.c
+++ b/kernel/sched/core.c
@@ -453,20 +453,6 @@ static inline void init_hrtick(void)
 }
 #endif	/* CONFIG_SCHED_HRTICK */
 
-/*
- * cmpxchg based fetch_or, macro so it works for different integer types
- */
-#define fetch_or(ptr, val)						\
-({	typeof(*(ptr)) __old, __val = *(ptr);				\
- 	for (;;) {							\
- 		__old = cmpxchg((ptr), __val, __val | (val));		\
- 		if (__old == __val)					\
- 			break;						\
- 		__val = __old;						\
- 	}								\
- 	__old;								\
-})
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP) && defined(TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG)
 /*
  * Atomically set TIF_NEED_RESCHED and test for TIF_POLLING_NRFLAG,