diff --git a/drivers/pci/vpd.c b/drivers/pci/vpd.c
index 3b0425fb49f5..7c3a097379bb 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/vpd.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/vpd.c
@@ -270,6 +270,32 @@ const struct attribute_group pci_dev_vpd_attr_group = {
 	.is_bin_visible = vpd_attr_is_visible,
 };
 
+void *pci_vpd_alloc(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int *size)
+{
+	unsigned int len = dev->vpd.len;
+	void *buf;
+	int cnt;
+
+	if (!dev->vpd.cap)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
+
+	buf = kmalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!buf)
+		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+
+	cnt = pci_read_vpd(dev, 0, len, buf);
+	if (cnt != len) {
+		kfree(buf);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EIO);
+	}
+
+	if (size)
+		*size = len;
+
+	return buf;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pci_vpd_alloc);
+
 int pci_vpd_find_tag(const u8 *buf, unsigned int len, u8 rdt)
 {
 	int i = 0;
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index e752cc39a1fe..8c681e24be8b 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -2330,6 +2330,15 @@ static inline u8 pci_vpd_info_field_size(const u8 *info_field)
 	return info_field[2];
 }
 
+/**
+ * pci_vpd_alloc - Allocate buffer and read VPD into it
+ * @dev: PCI device
+ * @size: pointer to field where VPD length is returned
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to allocated buffer or an ERR_PTR in case of failure
+ */
+void *pci_vpd_alloc(struct pci_dev *dev, unsigned int *size);
+
 /**
  * pci_vpd_find_tag - Locates the Resource Data Type tag provided
  * @buf: Pointer to buffered vpd data