diff --git a/drivers/of/base.c b/drivers/of/base.c
index 80c9dec..9bd7c4a 100644
--- a/drivers/of/base.c
+++ b/drivers/of/base.c
@@ -117,6 +117,32 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_is_compatible);
 
 /**
+ *  of_device_is_available - check if a device is available for use
+ *
+ *  @device: Node to check for availability
+ *
+ *  Returns 1 if the status property is absent or set to "okay" or "ok",
+ *  0 otherwise
+ */
+int of_device_is_available(const struct device_node *device)
+{
+	const char *status;
+	int statlen;
+
+	status = of_get_property(device, "status", &statlen);
+	if (status == NULL)
+		return 1;
+
+	if (statlen > 0) {
+		if (!strcmp(status, "okay") || !strcmp(status, "ok"))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_is_available);
+
+/**
  *	of_get_parent - Get a node's parent if any
  *	@node:	Node to get parent
  *
diff --git a/include/linux/of.h b/include/linux/of.h
index 6981016..59a61bd 100644
--- a/include/linux/of.h
+++ b/include/linux/of.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 					 int *lenp);
 extern int of_device_is_compatible(const struct device_node *device,
 				   const char *);
+extern int of_device_is_available(const struct device_node *device);
 extern const void *of_get_property(const struct device_node *node,
 				const char *name,
 				int *lenp);