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diff --git a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
index 9f4d128bed98..081c0220013b 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/sync/lock/spinlock.rs
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ pub type SpinLock<T> = super::Lock<T, SpinLockBackend>;
/// A kernel `spinlock_t` lock backend.
pub struct SpinLockBackend;
+/// A [`Guard`] acquired from locking a [`SpinLock`].
+///
+/// This is simply a type alias for a [`Guard`] returned from locking a [`SpinLock`]. It will unlock
+/// the [`SpinLock`] upon being dropped.
+///
+/// [`Guard`]: super::Guard
+pub type SpinLockGuard<'a, T> = super::Guard<'a, T, SpinLockBackend>;
+
// SAFETY: The underlying kernel `spinlock_t` object ensures mutual exclusion. `relock` uses the
// default implementation that always calls the same locking method.
unsafe impl super::Backend for SpinLockBackend {