diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 984c5e9e7bdd..20a9422c2552 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/printk.h>
 #include <linux/hrtimer.h>
+#include <linux/of.h>
 #include "governor.h"
 
 static struct class *devfreq_class;
@@ -639,6 +640,49 @@ struct devfreq *devm_devfreq_add_device(struct device *dev,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(devm_devfreq_add_device);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_OF
+/*
+ * devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle - Get the devfreq device from devicetree
+ * @dev - instance to the given device
+ * @index - index into list of devfreq
+ *
+ * return the instance of devfreq device
+ */
+struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev, int index)
+{
+	struct device_node *node;
+	struct devfreq *devfreq;
+
+	if (!dev)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	if (!dev->of_node)
+		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
+
+	node = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "devfreq", index);
+	if (!node)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	mutex_lock(&devfreq_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(devfreq, &devfreq_list, node) {
+		if (devfreq->dev.parent
+			&& devfreq->dev.parent->of_node == node) {
+			mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
+			return devfreq;
+		}
+	}
+	mutex_unlock(&devfreq_list_lock);
+
+	return ERR_PTR(-EPROBE_DEFER);
+}
+#else
+struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev, int index)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_OF */
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle);
+
 /**
  * devm_devfreq_remove_device() - Resource-managed devfreq_remove_device()
  * @dev:	the device to add devfreq feature.
diff --git a/include/linux/devfreq.h b/include/linux/devfreq.h
index 6fa02a20eb63..aa0b8424ebc3 100644
--- a/include/linux/devfreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/devfreq.h
@@ -208,6 +208,9 @@ extern int devm_devfreq_register_opp_notifier(struct device *dev,
 extern void devm_devfreq_unregister_opp_notifier(struct device *dev,
 						struct devfreq *devfreq);
 
+extern struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
+						int index);
+
 /**
  * devfreq_update_stats() - update the last_status pointer in struct devfreq
  * @df:		the devfreq instance whose status needs updating
@@ -307,6 +310,12 @@ static inline void devm_devfreq_unregister_opp_notifier(struct device *dev,
 {
 }
 
+static inline struct devfreq *devfreq_get_devfreq_by_phandle(struct device *dev,
+							int index)
+{
+	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+}
+
 static inline int devfreq_update_stats(struct devfreq *df)
 {
 	return -EINVAL;