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diff --git a/drivers/of/platform.c b/drivers/of/platform.c
index ef8969ca8b..d3795d799a 100644
--- a/drivers/of/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/of/platform.c
@@ -207,6 +207,25 @@ struct device_d *of_device_enable_and_register_by_name(const char *name)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_enable_and_register_by_name);
+/**
+ * of_device_enable_and_register_by_alias - Enable and register device by alias
+ * @name: alias of the device node
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to created platform device, or NULL if a device was not
+ * registered. Unavailable devices will not get registered.
+ */
+struct device_d *of_device_enable_and_register_by_alias(const char *alias)
+{
+ struct device_node *node;
+
+ node = of_find_node_by_alias(NULL, alias);
+ if (!node)
+ return NULL;
+
+ return of_device_enable_and_register(node);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_enable_and_register_by_alias);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM_AMBA
static struct device_d *of_amba_device_create(struct device_node *np)
{