diff --git a/fs/io-wq.c b/fs/io-wq.c
index 5d089acdcfbd8e35885000828e28f18e7be7fb02..87498b1e0674d21dff024bb69ce2c7033cf20f61 100644
--- a/fs/io-wq.c
+++ b/fs/io-wq.c
@@ -1115,6 +1115,14 @@ struct io_wq *io_wq_create(unsigned bounded, struct io_wq_data *data)
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
+bool io_wq_get(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_wq_data *data)
+{
+	if (data->get_work != wq->get_work || data->put_work != wq->put_work)
+		return false;
+
+	return refcount_inc_not_zero(&wq->use_refs);
+}
+
 static bool io_wq_worker_wake(struct io_worker *worker, void *data)
 {
 	wake_up_process(worker->task);
diff --git a/fs/io-wq.h b/fs/io-wq.h
index bbc5290421901e1220483f0d6cc51b969cf94bb3..b4ff96ce74434907766439d1b70d123f2e013907 100644
--- a/fs/io-wq.h
+++ b/fs/io-wq.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ struct io_wq_data {
 };
 
 struct io_wq *io_wq_create(unsigned bounded, struct io_wq_data *data);
+bool io_wq_get(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_wq_data *data);
 void io_wq_destroy(struct io_wq *wq);
 
 void io_wq_enqueue(struct io_wq *wq, struct io_wq_work *work);