diff --git a/include/linux/refcount.h b/include/linux/refcount.h
index 4193c41e383a..a685da2c4522 100644
--- a/include/linux/refcount.h
+++ b/include/linux/refcount.h
@@ -98,5 +98,7 @@ extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_if_one(refcount_t *r);
 extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_not_one(refcount_t *r);
 extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock(refcount_t *r, struct mutex *lock);
 extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_and_lock(refcount_t *r, spinlock_t *lock);
-
+extern __must_check bool refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave(refcount_t *r,
+						       spinlock_t *lock,
+						       unsigned long *flags);
 #endif /* _LINUX_REFCOUNT_H */
diff --git a/lib/refcount.c b/lib/refcount.c
index 0eb48353abe3..d3b81cefce91 100644
--- a/lib/refcount.c
+++ b/lib/refcount.c
@@ -350,3 +350,31 @@ bool refcount_dec_and_lock(refcount_t *r, spinlock_t *lock)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_lock);
 
+/**
+ * refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave - return holding spinlock with disabled
+ *                                 interrupts if able to decrement refcount to 0
+ * @r: the refcount
+ * @lock: the spinlock to be locked
+ * @flags: saved IRQ-flags if the is acquired
+ *
+ * Same as refcount_dec_and_lock() above except that the spinlock is acquired
+ * with disabled interupts.
+ *
+ * Return: true and hold spinlock if able to decrement refcount to 0, false
+ *         otherwise
+ */
+bool refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave(refcount_t *r, spinlock_t *lock,
+				   unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	if (refcount_dec_not_one(r))
+		return false;
+
+	spin_lock_irqsave(lock, *flags);
+	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(r)) {
+		spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, *flags);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_lock_irqsave);