diff --git a/include/linux/ssbi.h b/include/linux/ssbi.h
index bcbb642a7641d936c441e8c2211e9dc287513b6b..087b08a4d333a53f09b2e2bfcd0ea2fa68a608d3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ssbi.h
+++ b/include/linux/ssbi.h
@@ -20,4 +20,24 @@
 int ssbi_write(struct device *dev, u16 addr, const u8 *buf, int len);
 int ssbi_read(struct device *dev, u16 addr, u8 *buf, int len);
 
+static inline int
+ssbi_reg_read(void *context, unsigned int reg, unsigned int *val)
+{
+	int ret;
+	u8 v;
+
+	ret = ssbi_read(context, reg, &v, 1);
+	if (!ret)
+		*val = v;
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline int
+ssbi_reg_write(void *context, unsigned int reg, unsigned int val)
+{
+	u8 v = val;
+	return ssbi_write(context, reg, &v, 1);
+}
+
 #endif