diff --git a/include/linux/page-flags.h b/include/linux/page-flags.h
index b5d13841604ee3..70473da47b3f88 100644
--- a/include/linux/page-flags.h
+++ b/include/linux/page-flags.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ static inline void ClearPageCompound(struct page *page)
  * pages on the LRU and/or pagecache.
  */
 TESTPAGEFLAG(Compound, compound)
-__PAGEFLAG(Head, compound)
+__SETPAGEFLAG(Head, compound)  __CLEARPAGEFLAG(Head, compound)
 
 /*
  * PG_reclaim is used in combination with PG_compound to mark the
@@ -374,8 +374,14 @@ __PAGEFLAG(Head, compound)
  * PG_compound & PG_reclaim	=> Tail page
  * PG_compound & ~PG_reclaim	=> Head page
  */
+#define PG_head_mask ((1L << PG_compound))
 #define PG_head_tail_mask ((1L << PG_compound) | (1L << PG_reclaim))
 
+static inline int PageHead(struct page *page)
+{
+	return ((page->flags & PG_head_tail_mask) == PG_head_mask);
+}
+
 static inline int PageTail(struct page *page)
 {
 	return ((page->flags & PG_head_tail_mask) == PG_head_tail_mask);