diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 03a7ea1..49d808e 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -122,3 +122,14 @@
 	rcu = container_of(head, struct rcu_synchronize, head);
 	complete(&rcu->completion);
 }
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU
+/*
+ * wrapper function to avoid #include problems.
+ */
+int rcu_my_thread_group_empty(void)
+{
+	return thread_group_empty(current);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_my_thread_group_empty);
+#endif /* #ifdef CONFIG_PROVE_RCU */