diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c b/drivers/dma/dmaengine.c
index a815d44..d37cf95 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 @@
 }
 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);