diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf518/include/mach/cdefBF51x_base.h b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf518/include/mach/cdefBF51x_base.h
index 1d970df7aee9..d2d05336c533 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf518/include/mach/cdefBF51x_base.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf518/include/mach/cdefBF51x_base.h
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@
 #define bfin_write_PPI_CONTROL(val)		bfin_write16(PPI_CONTROL, val)
 #define bfin_read_PPI_STATUS()			bfin_read16(PPI_STATUS)
 #define bfin_write_PPI_STATUS(val)		bfin_write16(PPI_STATUS, val)
+#define bfin_clear_PPI_STATUS()			bfin_write_PPI_STATUS(0xFFFF)
 #define bfin_read_PPI_DELAY()			bfin_read16(PPI_DELAY)
 #define bfin_write_PPI_DELAY(val)		bfin_write16(PPI_DELAY, val)
 #define bfin_read_PPI_COUNT()			bfin_read16(PPI_COUNT)
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/include/mach/cdefBF52x_base.h b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/include/mach/cdefBF52x_base.h
index 7014dde10dd6..b6b99bb04739 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/include/mach/cdefBF52x_base.h
+++ b/arch/blackfin/mach-bf527/include/mach/cdefBF52x_base.h
@@ -844,6 +844,7 @@
 #define bfin_write_PPI_CONTROL(val)		bfin_write16(PPI_CONTROL, val)
 #define bfin_read_PPI_STATUS()			bfin_read16(PPI_STATUS)
 #define bfin_write_PPI_STATUS(val)		bfin_write16(PPI_STATUS, val)
+#define bfin_clear_PPI_STATUS()			bfin_write_PPI_STATUS(0xFFFF)
 #define bfin_read_PPI_DELAY()			bfin_read16(PPI_DELAY)
 #define bfin_write_PPI_DELAY(val)		bfin_write16(PPI_DELAY, val)
 #define bfin_read_PPI_COUNT()			bfin_read16(PPI_COUNT)