diff --git a/include/linux/clocksource.h b/include/linux/clocksource.h
index 4bca8b6..5ea3c60 100644
--- a/include/linux/clocksource.h
+++ b/include/linux/clocksource.h
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@
 }
 
 
-/* used to install a new clocksource */
 extern int clocksource_register(struct clocksource*);
 extern void clocksource_unregister(struct clocksource*);
 extern void clocksource_touch_watchdog(void);
@@ -287,6 +286,24 @@
 extern void
 clocks_calc_mult_shift(u32 *mult, u32 *shift, u32 from, u32 to, u32 minsec);
 
+/*
+ * Don't call __clocksource_register_scale directly, use
+ * clocksource_register_hz/khz
+ */
+extern int
+__clocksource_register_scale(struct clocksource *cs, u32 scale, u32 freq);
+
+static inline int clocksource_register_hz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 hz)
+{
+	return __clocksource_register_scale(cs, 1, hz);
+}
+
+static inline int clocksource_register_khz(struct clocksource *cs, u32 khz)
+{
+	return __clocksource_register_scale(cs, 1000, khz);
+}
+
+
 static inline void
 clocksource_calc_mult_shift(struct clocksource *cs, u32 freq, u32 minsec)
 {