diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index 01615d4f57d6..672c21632f2f 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ config BLACKFIN
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
 	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
+	select GENERIC_ATOMIC64
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select IRQ_PER_CPU if SMP
 	select GENERIC_HARDIRQS_NO_DEPRECATED
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h
index d27c6274247d..e48508957160 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -121,4 +121,6 @@ static inline int atomic_test_mask(int mask, atomic_t *v)
 
 #endif
 
+#include <asm-generic/atomic64.h>
+
 #endif