diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index a815d44c70a4..d37cf95987b6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <linux/rculist.h>
 #include <linux/idr.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/of_dma.h>
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(dma_list_mutex);
 static DEFINE_IDR(dma_idr);
@@ -546,6 +547,21 @@ struct dma_chan *__dma_request_channel(dma_cap_mask_t *mask, dma_filter_fn fn, v
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__dma_request_channel);
 
+/**
+ * dma_request_slave_channel - try to allocate an exclusive slave channel
+ * @dev:	pointer to client device structure
+ * @name:	slave channel name
+ */
+struct dma_chan *dma_request_slave_channel(struct device *dev, char *name)
+{
+	/* If device-tree is present get slave info from here */
+	if (dev->of_node)
+		return of_dma_request_slave_channel(dev->of_node, name);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_request_slave_channel);
+
 void dma_release_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 	mutex_lock(&dma_list_mutex);
diff --git a/include/linux/dmaengine.h b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
index d3201e438d16..8cd0e2556d04 100644
--- a/include/linux/dmaengine.h
+++ b/include/linux/dmaengine.h
@@ -974,6 +974,7 @@ enum dma_status dma_sync_wait(struct dma_chan *chan, dma_cookie_t cookie);
 enum dma_status dma_wait_for_async_tx(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx);
 void dma_issue_pending_all(void);
 struct dma_chan *__dma_request_channel(dma_cap_mask_t *mask, dma_filter_fn fn, void *fn_param);
+struct dma_chan *dma_request_slave_channel(struct device *dev, char *name);
 void dma_release_channel(struct dma_chan *chan);
 #else
 static inline enum dma_status dma_wait_for_async_tx(struct dma_async_tx_descriptor *tx)
@@ -988,6 +989,11 @@ static inline struct dma_chan *__dma_request_channel(dma_cap_mask_t *mask,
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+static inline struct dma_chan *dma_request_slave_channel(struct device *dev,
+							 char *name)
+{
+	return NULL
+}
 static inline void dma_release_channel(struct dma_chan *chan)
 {
 }