diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index 300fd8400a4b..02e4ae0643a7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -235,6 +235,11 @@ struct comedi_device {
 	void (*close) (struct comedi_device *dev);
 };
 
+static inline const void *comedi_board(struct comedi_device *dev)
+{
+	return dev->board_ptr;
+}
+
 struct comedi_device_file_info {
 	struct comedi_device *device;
 	struct comedi_subdevice *read_subdevice;