diff --git a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
index 952e0f857ac9..6ed50c1642f1 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-mapping.h
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ static inline int is_device_dma_capable(struct device *dev)
 	return dev->dma_mask != NULL && *dev->dma_mask != DMA_MASK_NONE;
 }
 
+static inline int is_buffer_dma_capable(u64 mask, dma_addr_t addr, size_t size)
+{
+	return addr + size <= mask;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HAS_DMA
 #include <asm/dma-mapping.h>
 #else