diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
index 11fc71d50c1e..2b0d960603b9 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprt.h
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ static inline __be32 *xprt_skip_transport_header(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, __be32 *
  */
 int			xprt_register_transport(struct xprt_class *type);
 int			xprt_unregister_transport(struct xprt_class *type);
+int			xprt_load_transport(const char *);
 void			xprt_set_retrans_timeout_def(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_set_retrans_timeout_rtt(struct rpc_task *task);
 void			xprt_wake_pending_tasks(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, int status);
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 62098d101a1f..d1afec640394 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -151,6 +151,37 @@ out:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_unregister_transport);
 
+/**
+ * xprt_load_transport - load a transport implementation
+ * @transport_name: transport to load
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0:		transport successfully loaded
+ * -ENOENT:	transport module not available
+ */
+int xprt_load_transport(const char *transport_name)
+{
+	struct xprt_class *t;
+	char module_name[sizeof t->name + 5];
+	int result;
+
+	result = 0;
+	spin_lock(&xprt_list_lock);
+	list_for_each_entry(t, &xprt_list, list) {
+		if (strcmp(t->name, transport_name) == 0) {
+			spin_unlock(&xprt_list_lock);
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&xprt_list_lock);
+	strcpy(module_name, "xprt");
+	strncat(module_name, transport_name, sizeof t->name);
+	result = request_module(module_name);
+out:
+	return result;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_load_transport);
+
 /**
  * xprt_reserve_xprt - serialize write access to transports
  * @task: task that is requesting access to the transport