diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
index 123adcefd40f691185112b0794130d2bb8abf961..35c1b8f3aa683aa6c85fc903c0ab1fde9f1b1af0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
 
 #include <asm/asm-const.h>
 
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
+#include <asm/ppc-opcode.h>
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Memory barrier.
  * The sync instruction guarantees that all memory accesses initiated
@@ -97,6 +101,15 @@ do {									\
 #define barrier_nospec()
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPC_BARRIER_NOSPEC */
 
+/*
+ * pmem_wmb() ensures that all stores for which the modification
+ * are written to persistent storage by preceding dcbfps/dcbstps
+ * instructions have updated persistent storage before any data
+ * access or data transfer caused by subsequent instructions is
+ * initiated.
+ */
+#define pmem_wmb() __asm__ __volatile__(PPC_PHWSYNC ::: "memory")
+
 #include <asm-generic/barrier.h>
 
 #endif /* _ASM_POWERPC_BARRIER_H */