diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/spinlock.h b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/spinlock.h
index 76b537f8d1c6..04f65b655fcf 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/spinlock.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/hyp/include/nvhe/spinlock.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/alternative.h>
 #include <asm/lse.h>
+#include <asm/rwonce.h>
 
 typedef union hyp_spinlock {
 	u32	__val;
@@ -89,4 +90,11 @@ static inline void hyp_spin_unlock(hyp_spinlock_t *lock)
 	: "memory");
 }
 
+static inline bool hyp_spin_is_locked(hyp_spinlock_t *lock)
+{
+	hyp_spinlock_t lockval = READ_ONCE(*lock);
+
+	return lockval.owner != lockval.next;
+}
+
 #endif /* __ARM64_KVM_NVHE_SPINLOCK_H__ */