--- a/backport-include/linux/list.h
+++ b/backport-include/linux/list.h
@@ -73,4 +73,17 @@
 	list_entry((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member)
 #endif /* list_next_entry */
 
+#ifndef list_last_entry
+/**
+ * list_last_entry - get the last element from a list
+ * @ptr:	the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_struct within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_last_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	list_entry((ptr)->prev, type, member)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __BACKPORT_LIST_H */
