diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
index 855fb7f..5549607 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h
@@ -200,13 +200,14 @@
 				   size_t len);
 	int (*read_user_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from,
 				   size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf);
+	int (*write_user_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to, size_t len,
+				    size_t *retlen, u_char *buf);
 
 	/* Backing device capabilities for this device
 	 * - provides mmap capabilities
 	 */
 	struct backing_dev_info *backing_dev_info;
 
-	int (*write_user_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len, size_t *retlen, u_char *buf);
 	int (*lock_user_prot_reg) (struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t from, size_t len);
 
 	/* kvec-based read/write methods.
@@ -361,6 +362,13 @@
 	return mtd->read_user_prot_reg(mtd, from, len, retlen, buf);
 }
 
+static inline int mtd_write_user_prot_reg(struct mtd_info *mtd, loff_t to,
+					  size_t len, size_t *retlen,
+					  u_char *buf)
+{
+	return mtd->write_user_prot_reg(mtd, to, len, retlen, buf);
+}
+
 static inline struct mtd_info *dev_to_mtd(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return dev ? dev_get_drvdata(dev) : NULL;