diff --git a/include/linux/crc32c.h b/include/linux/crc32c.h
index 66fa8ff795ec..bd8b44d96bdc 100644
--- a/include/linux/crc32c.h
+++ b/include/linux/crc32c.h
@@ -5,4 +5,7 @@
 
 extern u32 crc32c(u32 crc, const void *address, unsigned int length);
 
+/* This macro exists for backwards-compatibility. */
+#define crc32c_le crc32c
+
 #endif	/* _LINUX_CRC32C_H */