diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
index 779a59fe8676d..301b9cd4ddd0d 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_cmnd.h
@@ -287,6 +287,13 @@ static inline sector_t scsi_get_lba(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 	return blk_rq_pos(scmd->request);
 }
 
+static inline u32 scsi_prot_ref_tag(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
+{
+	struct request *rq = blk_mq_rq_from_pdu(scmd);
+
+	return t10_pi_ref_tag(rq);
+}
+
 static inline unsigned int scsi_prot_interval(struct scsi_cmnd *scmd)
 {
 	return scmd->device->sector_size;