diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.c
index 2a01f7a7d13f..f7789cbe289f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.c
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ struct arm_smccc_res sam_smccc_call(u32 fn, u32 arg0, u32 arg1)
 	return res;
 }
 
+bool sam_linux_is_optee_available(void)
+{
+	/* If optee has been detected, then we are running in normal world */
+	return optee_available;
+}
+
 void __init sam_secure_init(void)
 {
 	struct device_node *np;
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.h
index 1e7d8b20ba1e..1a0b5ebbfc39 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/sam_secure.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 
 void __init sam_secure_init(void);
 struct arm_smccc_res sam_smccc_call(u32 fn, u32 arg0, u32 arg1);
+bool sam_linux_is_optee_available(void);
 
 #endif /* SAM_SECURE_H */