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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S
index 0458a9aaba9..74f8050518d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vector.S
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ _GLOBAL(do_load_up_transact_altivec)
#endif
/*
+ * Enable use of VMX/Altivec for the caller.
+ */
+_GLOBAL(vec_enable)
+ mfmsr r3
+ oris r3,r3,MSR_VEC@h
+ MTMSRD(r3)
+ isync
+ blr
+
+/*
* Load state from memory into VMX registers including VSCR.
* Assumes the caller has enabled VMX in the MSR.
*/