diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
index ab5c215cf46c..068958575871 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
+++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/cmpxchg.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ extern void __cmpxchg_called_with_bad_pointer(void);
 extern unsigned long __cmpxchg_u32(volatile unsigned int *m, unsigned int old,
 				   unsigned int new_);
 extern u64 __cmpxchg_u64(volatile u64 *ptr, u64 old, u64 new_);
+extern u8 __cmpxchg_u8(volatile u8 *ptr, u8 old, u8 new_);
 
 /* don't worry...optimizer will get rid of most of this */
 static inline unsigned long
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ __cmpxchg(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old, unsigned long new_, int size)
 #endif
 	case 4: return __cmpxchg_u32((unsigned int *)ptr,
 				     (unsigned int)old, (unsigned int)new_);
+	case 1: return __cmpxchg_u8((u8 *)ptr, (u8)old, (u8)new_);
 	}
 	__cmpxchg_called_with_bad_pointer();
 	return old;
diff --git a/arch/parisc/lib/bitops.c b/arch/parisc/lib/bitops.c
index 70ffbcf889b8..2e4d1f05a926 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/lib/bitops.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/lib/bitops.c
@@ -79,3 +79,15 @@ unsigned long __cmpxchg_u32(volatile unsigned int *ptr, unsigned int old, unsign
 	_atomic_spin_unlock_irqrestore(ptr, flags);
 	return (unsigned long)prev;
 }
+
+u8 __cmpxchg_u8(volatile u8 *ptr, u8 old, u8 new)
+{
+	unsigned long flags;
+	u8 prev;
+
+	_atomic_spin_lock_irqsave(ptr, flags);
+	if ((prev = *ptr) == old)
+		*ptr = new;
+	_atomic_spin_unlock_irqrestore(ptr, flags);
+	return prev;
+}