diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 58df18d9cd3..5b595fdfb67 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ extern void firmware_unregister(struct subsystem *);
 	dev_printk(KERN_INFO , dev , format , ## arg)
 #define dev_warn(dev, format, arg...)		\
 	dev_printk(KERN_WARNING , dev , format , ## arg)
+#define dev_notice(dev, format, arg...)		\
+	dev_printk(KERN_NOTICE , dev , format , ## arg)
 
 /* Create alias, so I can be autoloaded. */
 #define MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV(major,minor) \