diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h
index 1ee94c716a7f..e2d94c1b07b8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/cputype.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 
 #define MPIDR_LEVEL_BITS 8
 #define MPIDR_LEVEL_MASK ((1 << MPIDR_LEVEL_BITS) - 1)
+#define MPIDR_LEVEL_SHIFT(level) (MPIDR_LEVEL_BITS * level)
 
 #define MPIDR_AFFINITY_LEVEL(mpidr, level) \
 	((mpidr >> (MPIDR_LEVEL_BITS * level)) & MPIDR_LEVEL_MASK)