diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
index 519b543..baa579c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/x86_init.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@
  * @set_wallclock:		set time back to HW clock
  * @is_untracked_pat_range	exclude from PAT logic
  * @nmi_init			enable NMI on cpus
+ * @i8042_detect		pre-detect if i8042 controller exists
  */
 struct x86_platform_ops {
 	unsigned long (*calibrate_tsc)(void);
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@
 	void (*iommu_shutdown)(void);
 	bool (*is_untracked_pat_range)(u64 start, u64 end);
 	void (*nmi_init)(void);
+	int (*i8042_detect)(void);
 };
 
 extern struct x86_init_ops x86_init;