diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index 61829139795af07cdcb11f5623ebb0aabbcc608b..c05a29cb9bb2540902fa1d553905cd3c7252e25a 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -112,6 +112,25 @@ static inline unsigned fls_long(unsigned long l)
 	return fls64(l);
 }
 
+/**
+ * __ffs64 - find first set bit in a 64 bit word
+ * @word: The 64 bit word
+ *
+ * On 64 bit arches this is a synomyn for __ffs
+ * The result is not defined if no bits are set, so check that @word
+ * is non-zero before calling this.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long __ffs64(u64 word)
+{
+#if BITS_PER_LONG == 32
+	if (((u32)word) == 0UL)
+		return __ffs((u32)(word >> 32)) + 32;
+#elif BITS_PER_LONG != 64
+#error BITS_PER_LONG not 32 or 64
+#endif
+	return __ffs((unsigned long)word);
+}
+
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_FIND_FIRST_BIT