diff --git a/include/linux/bitops.h b/include/linux/bitops.h
index 348b1dca477a..a3b6b82108b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitops.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitops.h
@@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ extern unsigned long __sw_hweight64(__u64 w);
 	     (bit) < (size);					\
 	     (bit) = find_next_bit((addr), (size), (bit) + 1))
 
+#define for_each_clear_bit(bit, addr, size) \
+	for ((bit) = find_first_zero_bit((addr), (size));	\
+	     (bit) < (size);					\
+	     (bit) = find_next_zero_bit((addr), (size), (bit) + 1))
+
+/* same as for_each_clear_bit() but use bit as value to start with */
+#define for_each_clear_bit_from(bit, addr, size) \
+	for ((bit) = find_next_zero_bit((addr), (size), (bit));	\
+	     (bit) < (size);					\
+	     (bit) = find_next_zero_bit((addr), (size), (bit) + 1))
+
 static __inline__ int get_bitmask_order(unsigned int count)
 {
 	int order;