diff --git a/include/linux/ioport.h b/include/linux/ioport.h
index 5135d4b86cd6ace71dcd9b15b9e738a8aabc4709..f9bf374f96336dd1d321ad71e58556b0d4b6b2a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/ioport.h
+++ b/include/linux/ioport.h
@@ -307,6 +307,13 @@ struct resource *devm_request_free_mem_region(struct device *dev,
 struct resource *request_free_mem_region(struct resource *base,
 		unsigned long size, const char *name);
 
+static inline void irqresource_disabled(struct resource *res, u32 irq)
+{
+	res->start = irq;
+	res->end = irq;
+	res->flags = IORESOURCE_IRQ | IORESOURCE_DISABLED | IORESOURCE_UNSET;
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_IO_STRICT_DEVMEM
 void revoke_devmem(struct resource *res);
 #else