diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h
index 00bad7793788b2fb3342bda26335fc0713f0e909..87ef1d7730ba52b1ef2c6f8a8a740558b8a788db 100644
--- a/include/linux/mm.h
+++ b/include/linux/mm.h
@@ -2080,6 +2080,8 @@ int remap_pfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *, unsigned long addr,
 int vm_insert_page(struct vm_area_struct *, unsigned long addr, struct page *);
 int vm_insert_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			unsigned long pfn);
+int vm_insert_pfn_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
+			unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t pgprot);
 int vm_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			unsigned long pfn);
 int vm_iomap_memory(struct vm_area_struct *vma, phys_addr_t start, unsigned long len);
diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index c387430f06c319d52794152b7e100a66a10c9f68..a29f0b90fc561909e75864518e12153a19e0c982 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -1563,9 +1563,30 @@ static int insert_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
  */
 int vm_insert_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			unsigned long pfn)
+{
+	return vm_insert_pfn_prot(vma, addr, pfn, vma->vm_page_prot);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vm_insert_pfn);
+
+/**
+ * vm_insert_pfn_prot - insert single pfn into user vma with specified pgprot
+ * @vma: user vma to map to
+ * @addr: target user address of this page
+ * @pfn: source kernel pfn
+ * @pgprot: pgprot flags for the inserted page
+ *
+ * This is exactly like vm_insert_pfn, except that it allows drivers to
+ * to override pgprot on a per-page basis.
+ *
+ * This only makes sense for IO mappings, and it makes no sense for
+ * cow mappings.  In general, using multiple vmas is preferable;
+ * vm_insert_pfn_prot should only be used if using multiple VMAs is
+ * impractical.
+ */
+int vm_insert_pfn_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
+			unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t pgprot)
 {
 	int ret;
-	pgprot_t pgprot = vma->vm_page_prot;
 	/*
 	 * Technically, architectures with pte_special can avoid all these
 	 * restrictions (same for remap_pfn_range).  However we would like
@@ -1587,7 +1608,7 @@ int vm_insert_pfn(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vm_insert_pfn);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vm_insert_pfn_prot);
 
 int vm_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 			unsigned long pfn)