diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
index a3bf5be111ff..1124f59b8df4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -89,5 +89,6 @@ do {									\
 
 #define smp_mb__before_atomic()     smp_mb()
 #define smp_mb__after_atomic()      smp_mb()
+#define smp_mb__before_spinlock()   smp_mb()
 
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_BARRIER_H */