diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index ce447f0..70a1c60 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@
 	struct delayed_work work;
 
 	unsigned long previous_freq;
+	struct devfreq_dev_status last_status;
 
 	void *data; /* private data for governors */
 
@@ -204,6 +205,15 @@
 extern void devm_devfreq_unregister_opp_notifier(struct device *dev,
 						struct devfreq *devfreq);
 
+/**
+ * devfreq_update_stats() - update the last_status pointer in struct devfreq
+ * @df:		the devfreq instance whose status needs updating
+ */
+static inline int devfreq_update_stats(struct devfreq *df)
+{
+	return df->profile->get_dev_status(df->dev.parent, &df->last_status);
+}
+
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEVFREQ_GOV_SIMPLE_ONDEMAND)
 /**
  * struct devfreq_simple_ondemand_data - void *data fed to struct devfreq
@@ -289,6 +299,11 @@
 							struct devfreq *devfreq)
 {
 }
+
+static inline int devfreq_update_stats(struct devfreq *df)
+{
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_PM_DEVFREQ */
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_DEVFREQ_H__ */