AbstractA general expression for the magnetostatic field generated by mechanical deformations to a ferromagnetic material in the continuum description is derived. Linearization with respect to the displacement vector is shown to be well defined. To demonstrate the use of the formulation, two examples are discussed. First, a complete derivation of the magneto‐rotation coupling for a uniformly magnetized film is given. Second, the lowest asymmetric mode of Lamb waves propagating through a magnetic vortex is shown to induce an in‐plane magnetostatic field localized around the vortex core.