diff --git a/rust/kernel/str.rs b/rust/kernel/str.rs
index 17dc8d273302..b771310fa4a4 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/str.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/str.rs
@@ -583,3 +583,9 @@ impl Deref for CString {
         unsafe { CStr::from_bytes_with_nul_unchecked(self.buf.as_slice()) }
     }
 }
+
+/// A convenience alias for [`core::format_args`].
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! fmt {
+    ($($f:tt)*) => ( core::format_args!($($f)*) )
+}