diff --git a/libblkid/linux_version.h b/libblkid/linux_version.h
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+#ifndef LINUX_VERSION_H
+#define LINUX_VERSION_H
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_VERSION_H
+# include <linux/version.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifndef KERNEL_VERSION
+# define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))
+#endif
+
+int get_linux_version(void);
+
+#endif /* LINUX_VERSION_H */