diff --git a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
index 6b318efd8a7428042771b0b83f4e5c5846d46a9d..cdf016596659a3f06d27dd58fb79916ade5a378a 100644
--- a/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
+++ b/include/linux/compiler_attributes.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 # define __GCC4_has_attribute___noclone__             1
 # define __GCC4_has_attribute___nonstring__           0
 # define __GCC4_has_attribute___no_sanitize_address__ (__GNUC_MINOR__ >= 8)
+# define __GCC4_has_attribute___fallthrough__         0
 #endif
 
 /*
@@ -185,6 +186,22 @@
 # define __noclone
 #endif
 
+/*
+ * Add the pseudo keyword 'fallthrough' so case statement blocks
+ * must end with any of these keywords:
+ *   break;
+ *   fallthrough;
+ *   goto <label>;
+ *   return [expression];
+ *
+ *  gcc: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Statement-Attributes.html#Statement-Attributes
+ */
+#if __has_attribute(__fallthrough__)
+# define fallthrough                    __attribute__((__fallthrough__))
+#else
+# define fallthrough                    do {} while (0)  /* fallthrough */
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Note the missing underscores.
  *