diff --git a/include/linux/list.h b/include/linux/list.h
index b78851c3d71..5b8d1df5dfe 100644
--- a/include/linux/list.h
+++ b/include/linux/list.h
@@ -337,6 +337,17 @@ static inline void list_splice_tail_init(struct list_head *list,
 #define list_first_entry(ptr, type, member) \
 	list_entry((ptr)->next, type, member)
 
+/**
+ * list_last_entry - get the last element from a list
+ * @ptr:	the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_last_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	list_entry((ptr)->prev, type, member)
+
 /**
  * list_for_each	-	iterate over a list
  * @pos:	the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.