diff --git a/drivers/base/platform.c b/drivers/base/platform.c
index 1dd6d3b..73e3994 100644
--- a/drivers/base/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/base/platform.c
@@ -117,6 +117,26 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_get_irq);
 
 /**
+ * platform_irq_count - Count the number of IRQs a platform device uses
+ * @dev: platform device
+ *
+ * Return: Number of IRQs a platform device uses or EPROBE_DEFER
+ */
+int platform_irq_count(struct platform_device *dev)
+{
+	int ret, nr = 0;
+
+	while ((ret = platform_get_irq(dev, nr)) >= 0)
+		nr++;
+
+	if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+		return ret;
+
+	return nr;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(platform_irq_count);
+
+/**
  * platform_get_resource_byname - get a resource for a device by name
  * @dev: platform device
  * @type: resource type