diff --git a/drivers/base/power/domain_governor.c b/drivers/base/power/domain_governor.c
index da78540e9b40..51527ee92d10 100644
--- a/drivers/base/power/domain_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/base/power/domain_governor.c
@@ -141,3 +141,16 @@ struct dev_power_governor simple_qos_governor = {
 	.stop_ok = default_stop_ok,
 	.power_down_ok = default_power_down_ok,
 };
+
+static bool always_on_power_down_ok(struct dev_pm_domain *domain)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
+/**
+ * pm_genpd_gov_always_on - A governor implementing an always-on policy
+ */
+struct dev_power_governor pm_domain_always_on_gov = {
+	.power_down_ok = always_on_power_down_ok,
+	.stop_ok = default_stop_ok,
+};
diff --git a/include/linux/pm_domain.h b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
index fb809b904891..a03a0ad998b8 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm_domain.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm_domain.h
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ extern int pm_genpd_poweron(struct generic_pm_domain *genpd);
 
 extern bool default_stop_ok(struct device *dev);
 
+extern struct dev_power_governor pm_domain_always_on_gov;
 #else
 
 static inline struct generic_pm_domain *dev_to_genpd(struct device *dev)
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ static inline bool default_stop_ok(struct device *dev)
 {
 	return false;
 }
+#define pm_domain_always_on_gov NULL
 #endif
 
 static inline int pm_genpd_remove_callbacks(struct device *dev)