diff --git a/include/linux/miscdevice.h b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
index 722698a43d79..a426cb55dc43 100644
--- a/include/linux/miscdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/miscdevice.h
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ struct miscdevice  {
 extern int misc_register(struct miscdevice *misc);
 extern void misc_deregister(struct miscdevice *misc);
 
+/*
+ * Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything special in the initcall.
+ * This helps in eleminating of boilerplate code.
+ */
+#define builtin_misc_device(__misc_device) \
+	builtin_driver(__misc_device, misc_register)
+
 /*
  * Helper macro for drivers that don't do anything special in module init / exit
  * call. This helps in eleminating of boilerplate code.