diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 168974e40cf5..b4cfb63f264e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -2850,6 +2850,7 @@ extern void *netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
 	     priv; \
 	     priv = netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu(dev, &(iter)))
 
+extern void *netdev_adjacent_get_private(struct list_head *adj_list);
 extern struct net_device *netdev_master_upper_dev_get(struct net_device *dev);
 extern struct net_device *netdev_master_upper_dev_get_rcu(struct net_device *dev);
 extern int netdev_upper_dev_link(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 0aa844aae40b..acc11810805f 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -4466,6 +4466,16 @@ struct net_device *netdev_master_upper_dev_get(struct net_device *dev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_master_upper_dev_get);
 
+void *netdev_adjacent_get_private(struct list_head *adj_list)
+{
+	struct netdev_adjacent *adj;
+
+	adj = list_entry(adj_list, struct netdev_adjacent, list);
+
+	return adj->private;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netdev_adjacent_get_private);
+
 /**
  * netdev_all_upper_get_next_dev_rcu - Get the next dev from upper list
  * @dev: device