diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/clkdev.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/clkdev.h
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+/*
+ *  based on arch/arm/include/asm/clkdev.h
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2008 Russell King.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * Helper for the clk API to assist looking up a struct clk.
+ */
+#ifndef __ASM_CLKDEV_H
+#define __ASM_CLKDEV_H
+
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#define __clk_get(clk)	({ 1; })
+#define __clk_put(clk)	do { } while (0)
+
+static inline struct clk_lookup_alloc *__clkdev_alloc(size_t size)
+{
+	return kzalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+}
+
+#endif