diff --git a/include/asm-nios2/system.h b/include/asm-nios2/system.h
index ec84f5935..bb03ca531 100644
--- a/include/asm-nios2/system.h
+++ b/include/asm-nios2/system.h
@@ -23,4 +23,37 @@
 #ifndef __ASM_NIOS2_SYSTEM_H_
 #define __ASM_NIOS2_SYSTEM_H_
 
+#define local_irq_enable() __asm__ __volatile__ (  \
+	"rdctl	r8, status\n"			   \
+	"ori	r8, r8, 1\n"			   \
+	"wrctl	status, r8\n"			   \
+	: : : "r8")
+
+#define local_irq_disable() __asm__ __volatile__ ( \
+	"rdctl	r8, status\n"			   \
+	"andi	r8, r8, 0xfffe\n"		   \
+	"wrctl	status, r8\n"			   \
+	: : : "r8")
+
+#define local_save_flags(x) __asm__ __volatile__ (	\
+	"rdctl	r8, status\n"				\
+	"mov	%0, r8\n"				\
+	: "=r" (x) : : "r8", "memory")
+
+#define local_irq_restore(x) __asm__ __volatile__ (	\
+	"mov	r8, %0\n"				\
+	"wrctl	status, r8\n"				\
+	: : "r" (x) : "r8", "memory")
+
+/* For spinlocks etc */
+#define local_irq_save(x) do { local_save_flags(x); local_irq_disable(); } \
+	while (0)
+
+#define	irqs_disabled()					\
+({							\
+	unsigned long flags;				\
+	local_save_flags(flags);			\
+	((flags & NIOS2_STATUS_PIE_MSK) == 0x0);	\
+})
+
 #endif /* __ASM_NIOS2_SYSTEM_H */