diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi.h b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
index 302b81d1d117..e180615ed25a 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct spi_device {
 #define	SPI_CS_HIGH	0x04			/* chipselect active high? */
 #define	SPI_LSB_FIRST	0x08			/* per-word bits-on-wire */
 #define	SPI_3WIRE	0x10			/* SI/SO signals shared */
+#define	SPI_LOOP	0x20			/* loopback mode */
 	u8			bits_per_word;
 	int			irq;
 	void			*controller_state;