diff --git a/lib/dec_and_lock.c b/lib/dec_and_lock.c
index 347fa7a..9555b68 100644
--- a/lib/dec_and_lock.c
+++ b/lib/dec_and_lock.c
@@ -33,3 +33,19 @@ int _atomic_dec_and_lock(atomic_t *atomic, spinlock_t *lock)
 }
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(_atomic_dec_and_lock);
+
+int _atomic_dec_and_lock_irqsave(atomic_t *atomic, spinlock_t *lock,
+				 unsigned long *flags)
+{
+	/* Subtract 1 from counter unless that drops it to 0 (ie. it was 1) */
+	if (atomic_add_unless(atomic, -1, 1))
+		return 0;
+
+	/* Otherwise do it the slow way */
+	spin_lock_irqsave(lock, *flags);
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(atomic))
+		return 1;
+	spin_unlock_irqrestore(lock, *flags);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(_atomic_dec_and_lock_irqsave);