diff --git a/include/linux/ioprio.h b/include/linux/ioprio.h
index 7811300..8a453a0 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioprio.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioprio.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 #define IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS(mask)	((mask) >> IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT)
 #define IOPRIO_PRIO_DATA(mask)	((mask) & IOPRIO_PRIO_MASK)
+#define IOPRIO_PRIO_VALUE(class, data)	(((class) << IOPRIO_CLASS_SHIFT) | data)
 
 #define ioprio_valid(mask)	(IOPRIO_PRIO_CLASS((mask)) != IOPRIO_CLASS_NONE)