diff --git a/target/linux/lantiq/patches-3.10/0209-lantiq-export-soc-type.patch b/target/linux/lantiq/patches-3.10/0209-lantiq-export-soc-type.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb0a559cf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/lantiq/patches-3.10/0209-lantiq-export-soc-type.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-lantiq/lantiq.h
++++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-lantiq/lantiq.h
+@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ extern struct clk *clk_get_ppe(void);
+ extern unsigned char ltq_boot_select(void);
+ /* find out what caused the last cpu reset */
+ extern int ltq_reset_cause(void);
++/* find out the soc type */
++extern int ltq_soc_type(void);
+ 
+ #define IOPORT_RESOURCE_START	0x10000000
+ #define IOPORT_RESOURCE_END	0xffffffff
+--- a/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
++++ b/arch/mips/lantiq/prom.c
+@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ const char *get_system_type(void)
+ 	return soc_info.sys_type;
+ }
+ 
++int ltq_soc_type(void)
++{
++	return soc_info.type;
++}
++
+ void prom_free_prom_memory(void)
+ {
+ }