diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 7d6eacf249cf..b60ceb8d86c8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -223,6 +223,27 @@ extern int gup_hugepte(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long sz, unsigned long addr,
 #endif
 pte_t *find_linux_pte_or_hugepte(pgd_t *pgdir, unsigned long ea,
 				 unsigned *shift);
+
+static inline pte_t *lookup_linux_ptep(pgd_t *pgdir, unsigned long hva,
+				     unsigned long *pte_sizep)
+{
+	pte_t *ptep;
+	unsigned long ps = *pte_sizep;
+	unsigned int shift;
+
+	ptep = find_linux_pte_or_hugepte(pgdir, hva, &shift);
+	if (!ptep)
+		return NULL;
+	if (shift)
+		*pte_sizep = 1ul << shift;
+	else
+		*pte_sizep = PAGE_SIZE;
+
+	if (ps > *pte_sizep)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return ptep;
+}
 #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */