diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 4b8f17d..5f1f80c 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -85,7 +85,11 @@
 	void *priv;
 };
 
-#define dev_to_virtio(dev) container_of(dev, struct virtio_device, dev)
+static inline struct virtio_device *dev_to_virtio(struct device *_dev)
+{
+	return container_of(_dev, struct virtio_device, dev);
+}
+
 int register_virtio_device(struct virtio_device *dev);
 void unregister_virtio_device(struct virtio_device *dev);