diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
index f2fbf4059b3f..c9033fd774d5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt.h
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ enum rdt_group_type {
 /**
  * enum rdtgrp_mode - Mode of a RDT resource group
  * @RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE: This resource group allows sharing of its allocations
+ * @RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE: No sharing of this resource group's allocations allowed
  *
  * The mode of a resource group enables control over the allowed overlap
  * between allocations associated with different resource groups (classes
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ enum rdt_group_type {
  */
 enum rdtgrp_mode {
 	RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE = 0,
+	RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
 
 	/* Must be last */
 	RDT_NUM_MODES,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
index 80ac09cf978b..910febef55e8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel_rdt_rdtgroup.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ enum rdtgrp_mode rdtgroup_mode_by_closid(int closid)
 
 static const char * const rdt_mode_str[] = {
 	[RDT_MODE_SHAREABLE]	= "shareable",
+	[RDT_MODE_EXCLUSIVE]	= "exclusive",
 };
 
 /**