diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
index 131eec2ca137a3ca127cde5374e4a91889e5b962..54e9f088919d8b07cfb49e9b88a1c39cd9d3d660 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/msr.h
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ static __always_inline unsigned long long rdtsc_ordered(void)
 	return rdtsc();
 }
 
+/* Deprecated, keep it for a cycle for easier merging: */
+#define rdtscll(now)	do { (now) = rdtsc_ordered(); } while (0)
+
 static inline unsigned long long native_read_pmc(int counter)
 {
 	DECLARE_ARGS(val, low, high);