diff --git a/config/kernel-lookup-bdev.m4 b/config/kernel-lookup-bdev.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..245f95f041f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/kernel-lookup-bdev.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+dnl #
+dnl # 2.6.27 API change
+dnl # lookup_bdev() was exported.
+dnl #
+AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_BDEV],
+	[AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether lookup_bdev() is available])
+	ZFS_LINUX_TRY_COMPILE_SYMBOL([
+		#include <linux/fs.h>
+	], [
+		lookup_bdev(NULL);
+	], [lookup_bdev], [fs/block_dev.c], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LOOKUP_BDEV, 1, [lookup_bdev() is available])
+	], [
+		AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	])
+])
diff --git a/config/kernel.m4 b/config/kernel.m4
index fd6ab1f9a71d..6d28074d0bbb 100644
--- a/config/kernel.m4
+++ b/config/kernel.m4
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([ZFS_AC_CONFIG_KERNEL], [
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_3ARG_BLKDEV_GET
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BLKDEV_GET_BY_PATH
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_OPEN_BDEV_EXCLUSIVE
+	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_LOOKUP_BDEV
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_INVALIDATE_BDEV_ARGS
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_LOGICAL_BLOCK_SIZE
 	ZFS_AC_KERNEL_BDEV_PHYSICAL_BLOCK_SIZE
diff --git a/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h b/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
index 1ff8eeaf329e..9d3e6f07cefc 100644
--- a/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
+++ b/include/linux/blkdev_compat.h
@@ -392,6 +392,15 @@ bio_set_flags_failfast(struct block_device *bdev, int *flags)
 # define vdev_bdev_invalidate(bdev)	invalidate_bdev(bdev, 1)
 #endif /* HAVE_1ARG_INVALIDATE_BDEV */
 
+/*
+ * 2.6.27 API change
+ * The function was exported for use, prior to this it existed by the
+ * symbol was not exported.
+ */
+#ifndef HAVE_LOOKUP_BDEV
+# define lookup_bdev(path)		ERR_PTR(-ENOTSUP)
+#endif
+
 /*
  * 2.6.30 API change
  * To ensure good performance preferentially use the physical block size