diff --git a/include/linux/maple_tree.h b/include/linux/maple_tree.h
index 6053986cbdf6..73d9f342eac4 100644
--- a/include/linux/maple_tree.h
+++ b/include/linux/maple_tree.h
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ struct maple_tree {
 	struct maple_tree name = MTREE_INIT(name, 0)
 
 #define mtree_lock(mt)		spin_lock((&(mt)->ma_lock))
+#define mtree_lock_nested(mas, subclass) \
+		spin_lock_nested((&(mt)->ma_lock), subclass)
 #define mtree_unlock(mt)	spin_unlock((&(mt)->ma_lock))
 
 /*
@@ -399,6 +401,8 @@ struct ma_wr_state {
 };
 
 #define mas_lock(mas)           spin_lock(&((mas)->tree->ma_lock))
+#define mas_lock_nested(mas, subclass) \
+		spin_lock_nested(&((mas)->tree->ma_lock), subclass)
 #define mas_unlock(mas)         spin_unlock(&((mas)->tree->ma_lock))
 
 
diff --git a/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h b/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h
index 622266b197d0..a6cdf25b6b9d 100644
--- a/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h
+++ b/tools/include/linux/spinlock.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define spin_lock_init(x)	pthread_mutex_init(x, NULL)
 
 #define spin_lock(x)			pthread_mutex_lock(x)
+#define spin_lock_nested(x, subclass)	pthread_mutex_lock(x)
 #define spin_unlock(x)			pthread_mutex_unlock(x)
 #define spin_lock_bh(x)			pthread_mutex_lock(x)
 #define spin_unlock_bh(x)		pthread_mutex_unlock(x)