diff --git a/include/linux/lockref.h b/include/linux/lockref.h
index 01233e01627a..0ea026092d1d 100644
--- a/include/linux/lockref.h
+++ b/include/linux/lockref.h
@@ -53,6 +53,22 @@ static inline int lockref_get_not_zero(struct lockref *lockref)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+/**
+ * lockref_get_or_lock - Increments count unless the count is 0
+ * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure
+ * Return: 1 if count updated successfully or 0 if count was zero
+ * and we got the lock instead.
+ */
+static inline int lockref_get_or_lock(struct lockref *lockref)
+{
+	spin_lock(&lockref->lock);
+	if (!lockref->count)
+		return 0;
+	lockref->count++;
+	spin_unlock(&lockref->lock);
+	return 1;
+}
+
 /**
  * lockref_put_or_lock - decrements count unless count <= 1 before decrement
  * @lockcnt: pointer to lockref structure