diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index 3e58b613a2c4..e807bffc0804 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -1070,6 +1070,12 @@ int acpi_bus_for_each_dev(int (*fn)(struct device *, void *), void *data)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_bus_for_each_dev);
 
+int acpi_dev_for_each_child(struct acpi_device *adev,
+			    int (*fn)(struct device *, void *), void *data)
+{
+	return device_for_each_child(&adev->dev, data, fn);
+}
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Initialization/Cleanup
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index c4b78c21d793..c616f3d8506b 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ void acpi_initialize_hp_context(struct acpi_device *adev,
 extern struct bus_type acpi_bus_type;
 
 int acpi_bus_for_each_dev(int (*fn)(struct device *, void *), void *data);
+int acpi_dev_for_each_child(struct acpi_device *adev,
+			    int (*fn)(struct device *, void *), void *data);
 
 /*
  * Events