diff --git a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
index cfea60748a39..8399a7964de4 100644
--- a/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
+++ b/include/net/nfc/nci_core.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ struct nci_ops {
 	int   (*send)(struct nci_dev *ndev, struct sk_buff *skb);
 	int   (*setup)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
 	__u32 (*get_rfprotocol)(struct nci_dev *ndev, __u8 rf_protocol);
+	int   (*discover_se)(struct nci_dev *ndev);
 };
 
 #define NCI_MAX_SUPPORTED_RF_INTERFACES		4
diff --git a/net/nfc/nci/core.c b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
index a354d1985d50..4044973084a7 100644
--- a/net/nfc/nci/core.c
+++ b/net/nfc/nci/core.c
@@ -756,6 +756,11 @@ static int nci_disable_se(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev, u32 se_idx)
 
 static int nci_discover_se(struct nfc_dev *nfc_dev)
 {
+	struct nci_dev *ndev = nfc_get_drvdata(nfc_dev);
+
+	if (ndev->ops->discover_se)
+		return ndev->ops->discover_se(ndev);
+
 	return 0;
 }