diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c
index 2fa651df893..892924712c3 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.c
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 
 #include "ixgbe.h"
 
+inline device_t
+ixgbe_dev_from_hw(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
+{
+	return ((struct ixgbe_softc *)hw->back)->dev;
+}
+
 inline u16
 ixgbe_read_pci_cfg(struct ixgbe_hw *hw, u32 reg)
 {
diff --git a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h
index eca15f0f381..cf7c578fd68 100644
--- a/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h
+++ b/sys/dev/ixgbe/ixgbe_osdep.h
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ struct ixgbe_osdep
 
 /* These routines need struct ixgbe_hw declared */
 struct ixgbe_hw;
+device_t ixgbe_dev_from_hw(struct ixgbe_hw *hw);
 
 /* These routines are needed by the shared code */
 extern u16 ixgbe_read_pci_cfg(struct ixgbe_hw *, u32);