diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
index d192158..d9f932d 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/idle.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_IDLE_H
 #define __ASM_IDLE_H
 
+#include <linux/cpuidle.h>
 #include <linux/linkage.h>
 
 extern void (*cpu_wait)(void);
@@ -20,4 +21,17 @@
 	       addr < (unsigned long)__pastwait;
 }
 
+extern int mips_cpuidle_wait_enter(struct cpuidle_device *dev,
+				   struct cpuidle_driver *drv, int index);
+
+#define MIPS_CPUIDLE_WAIT_STATE {\
+	.enter			= mips_cpuidle_wait_enter,\
+	.exit_latency		= 1,\
+	.target_residency	= 1,\
+	.power_usage		= UINT_MAX,\
+	.flags			= CPUIDLE_FLAG_TIME_VALID,\
+	.name			= "wait",\
+	.desc			= "MIPS wait",\
+}
+
 #endif /* __ASM_IDLE_H  */