diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 053ee2e..e9746cf 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2839,13 +2839,6 @@ struct device *device_create_with_groups(struct class *class,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_create_with_groups);
 
-static int __match_devt(struct device *dev, const void *data)
-{
-	const dev_t *devt = data;
-
-	return dev->devt == *devt;
-}
-
 /**
  * device_destroy - removes a device that was created with device_create()
  * @class: pointer to the struct class that this device was registered with
@@ -2858,7 +2851,7 @@ void device_destroy(struct class *class, dev_t devt)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
 
-	dev = class_find_device(class, NULL, &devt, __match_devt);
+	dev = class_find_device_by_devt(class, devt);
 	if (dev) {
 		put_device(dev);
 		device_unregister(dev);
diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
index ad02097..572502a 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/mei/main.c
@@ -858,13 +858,6 @@ static ssize_t dev_state_show(struct device *device,
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(dev_state);
 
-static int match_devt(struct device *dev, const void *data)
-{
-	const dev_t *devt = data;
-
-	return dev->devt == *devt;
-}
-
 /**
  * dev_set_devstate: set to new device state and notify sysfs file.
  *
@@ -880,7 +873,7 @@ void mei_set_devstate(struct mei_device *dev, enum mei_dev_state state)
 
 	dev->dev_state = state;
 
-	clsdev = class_find_device(mei_class, NULL, &dev->cdev.dev, match_devt);
+	clsdev = class_find_device_by_devt(mei_class, dev->cdev.dev);
 	if (clsdev) {
 		sysfs_notify(&clsdev->kobj, NULL, "dev_state");
 		put_device(clsdev);
diff --git a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
index 38a5a47..150f623 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/crypto/zcrypt_api.c
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ struct zcdn_device {
 static int zcdn_create(const char *name);
 static int zcdn_destroy(const char *name);
 
-/* helper function, matches the devt value for find_zcdndev_by_devt() */
-static int __match_zcdn_devt(struct device *dev, const void *data)
-{
-	return dev->devt == *((dev_t *) data);
-}
-
 /*
  * Find zcdn device by name.
  * Returns reference to the zcdn device which needs to be released
@@ -158,10 +152,7 @@ static inline struct zcdn_device *find_zcdndev_by_name(const char *name)
  */
 static inline struct zcdn_device *find_zcdndev_by_devt(dev_t devt)
 {
-	struct device *dev =
-		class_find_device(zcrypt_class, NULL,
-				  (void *) &devt,
-				  __match_zcdn_devt);
+	struct device *dev = class_find_device_by_devt(zcrypt_class, devt);
 
 	return dev ? to_zcdn_dev(dev) : NULL;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
index 033ac7e..202f640 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
@@ -2950,17 +2950,11 @@ void do_SAK(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_SAK);
 
-static int dev_match_devt(struct device *dev, const void *data)
-{
-	const dev_t *devt = data;
-	return dev->devt == *devt;
-}
-
 /* Must put_device() after it's unused! */
 static struct device *tty_get_device(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
 	dev_t devt = tty_devnum(tty);
-	return class_find_device(tty_class, NULL, &devt, dev_match_devt);
+	return class_find_device_by_devt(tty_class, devt);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/include/linux/device.h b/include/linux/device.h
index 52ac911..2effcc2 100644
--- a/include/linux/device.h
+++ b/include/linux/device.h
@@ -522,6 +522,18 @@ class_find_device_by_fwnode(struct class *class,
 	return class_find_device(class, NULL, fwnode, device_match_fwnode);
 }
 
+/**
+ * class_find_device_by_devt : device iterator for locating a particular device
+ * matching the device type.
+ * @class: class type
+ * @devt: device type of the device to match.
+ */
+static inline struct device *class_find_device_by_devt(struct class *class,
+						       dev_t devt)
+{
+	return class_find_device(class, NULL, &devt, device_match_devt);
+}
+
 struct class_attribute {
 	struct attribute attr;
 	ssize_t (*show)(struct class *class, struct class_attribute *attr,
