diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index a73a6e1..15fe6c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -92,6 +92,21 @@
 void r600_fini(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 void r600_irq_disable(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 
+/* get temperature in millidegrees */
+u32 rv6xx_get_temp(struct radeon_device *rdev)
+{
+	u32 temp = (RREG32(CG_THERMAL_STATUS) & ASIC_T_MASK) >>
+		ASIC_T_SHIFT;
+	u32 actual_temp = 0;
+
+	if ((temp >> 7) & 1)
+		actual_temp = 0;
+	else
+		actual_temp = (temp >> 1) & 0xff;
+
+	return actual_temp * 1000;
+}
+
 void r600_pm_get_dynpm_state(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int i;