diff --git a/include/linux/seqlock.h b/include/linux/seqlock.h
index 535f158977b9..dcc64b9bfc41 100644
--- a/include/linux/seqlock.h
+++ b/include/linux/seqlock.h
@@ -116,6 +116,22 @@ repeat:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * raw_read_seqcount - Read the raw seqcount
+ * @s: pointer to seqcount_t
+ * Returns: count to be passed to read_seqcount_retry
+ *
+ * raw_read_seqcount opens a read critical section of the given
+ * seqcount without any lockdep checking and without checking or
+ * masking the LSB. Calling code is responsible for handling that.
+ */
+static inline unsigned raw_read_seqcount(const seqcount_t *s)
+{
+	unsigned ret = ACCESS_ONCE(s->sequence);
+	smp_rmb();
+	return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * raw_read_seqcount_begin - start seq-read critical section w/o lockdep
  * @s: pointer to seqcount_t