diff --git a/include/linux/genalloc.h b/include/linux/genalloc.h
index 1c2fdaa2ffc3ef68fed69ffc7be5ef5d357a0dcb..3cd0934d62ba3496d7c5e73beb00dd059db6539d 100644
--- a/include/linux/genalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/genalloc.h
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ extern void gen_pool_set_algo(struct gen_pool *pool, genpool_algo_t algo,
 extern unsigned long gen_pool_first_fit(unsigned long *map, unsigned long size,
 		unsigned long start, unsigned int nr, void *data);
 
+extern unsigned long gen_pool_first_fit_order_align(unsigned long *map,
+		unsigned long size, unsigned long start, unsigned int nr,
+		void *data);
+
 extern unsigned long gen_pool_best_fit(unsigned long *map, unsigned long size,
 		unsigned long start, unsigned int nr, void *data);
 
diff --git a/lib/genalloc.c b/lib/genalloc.c
index 38d2db82228c2ce716a68d266efe772e1bc6bc5d..166f17b9f1691290649ec7bebc4152cc3e971ad1 100644
--- a/lib/genalloc.c
+++ b/lib/genalloc.c
@@ -480,6 +480,26 @@ unsigned long gen_pool_first_fit(unsigned long *map, unsigned long size,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(gen_pool_first_fit);
 
+/**
+ * gen_pool_first_fit_order_align - find the first available region
+ * of memory matching the size requirement. The region will be aligned
+ * to the order of the size specified.
+ * @map: The address to base the search on
+ * @size: The bitmap size in bits
+ * @start: The bitnumber to start searching at
+ * @nr: The number of zeroed bits we're looking for
+ * @data: additional data - unused
+ */
+unsigned long gen_pool_first_fit_order_align(unsigned long *map,
+		unsigned long size, unsigned long start,
+		unsigned int nr, void *data)
+{
+	unsigned long align_mask = roundup_pow_of_two(nr) - 1;
+
+	return bitmap_find_next_zero_area(map, size, start, nr, align_mask);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(gen_pool_first_fit_order_align);
+
 /**
  * gen_pool_best_fit - find the best fitting region of memory
  * macthing the size requirement (no alignment constraint)