diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 2a5cf6080e6882529ad3d23f45a7028f94a76648..4090320360f44ff363413c4cea80424f2f5084fe 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ typedef int (dio_iodone_t)(struct kiocb *iocb, loff_t offset,
 /* File does not contribute to nr_files count */
 #define FMODE_NOACCOUNT		((__force fmode_t)0x20000000)
 
+/* File supports async buffered reads */
+#define FMODE_BUF_RASYNC	((__force fmode_t)0x40000000)
+
 /*
  * Flag for rw_copy_check_uvector and compat_rw_copy_check_uvector
  * that indicates that they should check the contents of the iovec are