diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/device.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/device.h
index 1d9d893929bb..0d839e1ddaf4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/device.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/core/include/core/device.h
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ nv_device_is_pci(struct nouveau_device *device)
 	return device->pdev != NULL;
 }
 
+static inline bool
+nv_device_is_cpu_coherent(struct nouveau_device *device)
+{
+	return (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM) && nv_device_is_pci(device));
+}
+
 static inline struct device *
 nv_device_base(struct nouveau_device *device)
 {