diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 60ab50cb8930..becd1f098554 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ static inline void acpi_preset_companion(struct device *dev,
 	ACPI_COMPANION_SET(dev, acpi_find_child_device(parent, addr, false));
 }
 
+static inline void acpi_device_clear_deps(struct device *dev)
+{
+	if (has_acpi_companion(dev))
+		acpi_dev_clear_dependencies(ACPI_COMPANION(dev));
+}
+
 static inline const char *acpi_dev_name(struct acpi_device *adev)
 {
 	return dev_name(&adev->dev);
@@ -908,6 +914,8 @@ static inline void acpi_preset_companion(struct device *dev,
 {
 }
 
+static inline void acpi_device_clear_deps(struct device *dev) {}
+
 static inline const char *acpi_dev_name(struct acpi_device *adev)
 {
 	return NULL;