diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pci.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pci.h
index ea66f3f60d63..e5ec1caab82a 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pci.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_pci.h
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@
 
 /* The remaining space is defined by each driver as the per-driver
  * configuration space */
-#define VIRTIO_PCI_CONFIG(dev)		((dev)->msix_enabled ? 24 : 20)
+#define VIRTIO_PCI_CONFIG_OFF(msix_enabled)	((msix_enabled) ? 24 : 20)
+/* Deprecated: please use VIRTIO_PCI_CONFIG_OFF instead */
+#define VIRTIO_PCI_CONFIG(dev)	VIRTIO_PCI_CONFIG_OFF((dev)->msix_enabled)
 
 /* Virtio ABI version, this must match exactly */
 #define VIRTIO_PCI_ABI_VERSION		0