diff --git a/lustre/include/linux/lustre_compat25.h b/lustre/include/linux/lustre_compat25.h
index 8d575a6548fe2ba05545019e799d5a2407806866..6c36ac1f11117a383accd30d7d1a963180558022 100644
--- a/lustre/include/linux/lustre_compat25.h
+++ b/lustre/include/linux/lustre_compat25.h
@@ -608,5 +608,19 @@ static inline int ll_crypto_hmac(struct crypto_tfm *tfm,
 #define cpu_to_node(cpu)         0
 #endif
 
+#ifndef abs
+static inline int abs(int x)
+{
+        return (x < 0) ? -x : x;
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef labs
+static inline long labs(long x)
+{
+        return (x < 0) ? -x : x;
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _COMPAT25_H */