diff --git a/include/asm-alpha/atomic.h b/include/asm-alpha/atomic.h
index cb03bbe..fc77f74 100644
--- a/include/asm-alpha/atomic.h
+++ b/include/asm-alpha/atomic.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 }
 
 #define atomic_cmpxchg(v, o, n) ((int)cmpxchg(&((v)->counter), (o), (n)))
+#define atomic_xchg(v, new) (xchg(&((v)->counter), new))
 
 #define atomic_add_unless(v, a, u)				\
 ({								\