diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
index 23f7530f367b..64a4f9bb62c4 100644
--- a/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-attributes.txt
@@ -119,3 +119,10 @@ reference so that when the buffer is freed, the mapping is not destroyed
 and can be re-used. By specifying this attribute, an additional reference
 will NOT be held by the lazy mapping code and it will be released as soon
 as the buffer is freed.
+
+DMA_ATTR_EXEC_MAPPING
+---------------------
+
+By default, the DMA mappings are non-executable. Some use cases might require
+an executable mapping. This attribute can be used to indicate to the DMA
+subsystem to create an executable mappings for the buffer.
diff --git a/include/linux/dma-attrs.h b/include/linux/dma-attrs.h
index ee61109a0b5f..9799594ce09d 100644
--- a/include/linux/dma-attrs.h
+++ b/include/linux/dma-attrs.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ enum dma_attr {
 	DMA_ATTR_STRONGLY_ORDERED,
 	DMA_ATTR_SKIP_ZEROING,
 	DMA_ATTR_NO_DELAYED_UNMAP,
+	DMA_ATTR_EXEC_MAPPING,
 	DMA_ATTR_MAX,
 };