diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 7d8a7ce..ed3e8a2 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -724,6 +724,8 @@
 {
 	int retval;
 
+	BLOCKING_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&bus->bus_notifier);
+
 	retval = kobject_set_name(&bus->subsys.kset.kobj, "%s", bus->name);
 	if (retval)
 		goto out;
@@ -782,6 +784,18 @@
 	subsystem_unregister(&bus->subsys);
 }
 
+int bus_register_notifier(struct bus_type *bus, struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_register(&bus->bus_notifier, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bus_register_notifier);
+
+int bus_unregister_notifier(struct bus_type *bus, struct notifier_block *nb)
+{
+	return blocking_notifier_chain_unregister(&bus->bus_notifier, nb);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bus_unregister_notifier);
+
 int __init buses_init(void)
 {
 	return subsystem_register(&bus_subsys);