diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
index 299fa83be1d5..75bb4ffe3b87 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
+++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio.c
@@ -401,6 +401,32 @@ static const struct cpumask *virtio_irq_get_affinity(struct device *_d,
 	return dev->config->get_vq_affinity(dev, irq_vec);
 }
 
+/**
+ * virtio_device_shutdown - break and reset a device on shutdown
+ * @dev: the device
+ *
+ * Drivers with their own .shutdown method should quiesce their activity and
+ * then call this to stop the device the way the generic shutdown path does.
+ */
+void virtio_device_shutdown(struct virtio_device *dev)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Some devices get wedged if you kick them after they are
+	 * reset. Mark all vqs as broken to make sure we don't.
+	 */
+	virtio_break_device(dev);
+	/*
+	 * Guarantee that any callback will see vq->broken as true.
+	 */
+	virtio_synchronize_cbs(dev);
+	/*
+	 * As IOMMUs are reset on shutdown, this will block device access to memory.
+	 * Some devices get wedged if this happens, so reset to make sure it does not.
+	 */
+	dev->config->reset(dev);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(virtio_device_shutdown);
+
 static void virtio_dev_shutdown(struct device *_d)
 {
 	struct virtio_device *dev = dev_to_virtio(_d);
@@ -419,20 +445,7 @@ static void virtio_dev_shutdown(struct device *_d)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Some devices get wedged if you kick them after they are
-	 * reset. Mark all vqs as broken to make sure we don't.
-	 */
-	virtio_break_device(dev);
-	/*
-	 * Guarantee that any callback will see vq->broken as true.
-	 */
-	virtio_synchronize_cbs(dev);
-	/*
-	 * As IOMMUs are reset on shutdown, this will block device access to memory.
-	 * Some devices get wedged if this happens, so reset to make sure it does not.
-	 */
-	dev->config->reset(dev);
+	virtio_device_shutdown(dev);
 }
 
 static int virtio_dev_num_vf(struct device *dev)
diff --git a/include/linux/virtio.h b/include/linux/virtio.h
index 93e573c56563..f923e42cfd01 100644
--- a/include/linux/virtio.h
+++ b/include/linux/virtio.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ int virtio_device_freeze(struct virtio_device *dev);
 int virtio_device_restore(struct virtio_device *dev);
 #endif
 void virtio_reset_device(struct virtio_device *dev);
+void virtio_device_shutdown(struct virtio_device *dev);
 int virtio_device_reset_prepare(struct virtio_device *dev);
 int virtio_device_reset_done(struct virtio_device *dev);