diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/opcodes.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/opcodes.h
index f57e417cab95..f7937e1c46bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/opcodes.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/opcodes.h
@@ -156,4 +156,73 @@ extern asmlinkage unsigned int arm_check_condition(u32 opcode, u32 psr);
 	| ___asm_opcode_identity32(___asm_opcode_identity16(second))	    \
 )
 
+/*
+ * Opcode injection helpers
+ *
+ * In rare cases it is necessary to assemble an opcode which the
+ * assembler does not support directly, or which would normally be
+ * rejected because of the CFLAGS or AFLAGS used to build the affected
+ * file.
+ *
+ * Before using these macros, consider carefully whether it is feasible
+ * instead to change the build flags for your file, or whether it really
+ * makes sense to support old assembler versions when building that
+ * particular kernel feature.
+ *
+ * The macros defined here should only be used where there is no viable
+ * alternative.
+ *
+ *
+ * __inst_arm(x): emit the specified ARM opcode
+ * __inst_thumb16(x): emit the specified 16-bit Thumb opcode
+ * __inst_thumb32(x): emit the specified 32-bit Thumb opcode
+ *
+ * __inst_arm_thumb16(arm, thumb): emit either the specified arm or
+ *	16-bit Thumb opcode, depending on whether an ARM or Thumb-2
+ *	kernel is being built
+ *
+ * __inst_arm_thumb32(arm, thumb): emit either the specified arm or
+ *	32-bit Thumb opcode, depending on whether an ARM or Thumb-2
+ *	kernel is being built
+ *
+ *
+ * Note that using these macros directly is poor practice.  Instead, you
+ * should use them to define human-readable wrapper macros to encode the
+ * instructions that you care about.  In code which might run on ARMv7 or
+ * above, you can usually use the __inst_arm_thumb{16,32} macros to
+ * specify the ARM and Thumb alternatives at the same time.  This ensures
+ * that the correct opcode gets emitted depending on the instruction set
+ * used for the kernel build.
+ */
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
+
+#define __inst_arm(x) ___inst_arm(___asm_opcode_to_mem_arm(x))
+#define __inst_thumb32(x) ___inst_thumb32(				\
+	___asm_opcode_to_mem_thumb16(___asm_opcode_thumb32_first(x)),	\
+	___asm_opcode_to_mem_thumb16(___asm_opcode_thumb32_second(x))	\
+)
+#define __inst_thumb16(x) ___inst_thumb16(___asm_opcode_to_mem_thumb16(x))
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL
+#define __inst_arm_thumb16(arm_opcode, thumb_opcode) \
+	__inst_thumb16(thumb_opcode)
+#define __inst_arm_thumb32(arm_opcode, thumb_opcode) \
+	__inst_thumb32(thumb_opcode)
+#else
+#define __inst_arm_thumb16(arm_opcode, thumb_opcode) __inst_arm(arm_opcode)
+#define __inst_arm_thumb32(arm_opcode, thumb_opcode) __inst_arm(arm_opcode)
+#endif
+
+/* Helpers for the helpers.  Don't use these directly. */
+#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
+#define ___inst_arm(x) .long x
+#define ___inst_thumb16(x) .short x
+#define ___inst_thumb32(first, second) .short first, second
+#else
+#define ___inst_arm(x) ".long " __stringify(x) "\n\t"
+#define ___inst_thumb16(x) ".short " __stringify(x) "\n\t"
+#define ___inst_thumb32(first, second) \
+	".short " __stringify(first) ", " __stringify(second) "\n\t"
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __ASM_ARM_OPCODES_H */