diff --git a/include/llvm/Target/MRegisterInfo.h b/include/llvm/Target/MRegisterInfo.h
index b3ec569aca5..96bd0e9cdcd 100644
--- a/include/llvm/Target/MRegisterInfo.h
+++ b/include/llvm/Target/MRegisterInfo.h
@@ -391,6 +391,12 @@ public:
     return false;
   }
 
+  /// requiresRegisterScavenging - returns true if the target requires (and
+  /// can make use of) the register scavenger.
+  virtual bool requiresRegisterScavenging() const {
+    return false;
+  }
+  
   /// hasFP - Return true if the specified function should have a dedicated frame
   /// pointer register. For most targets this is true only if the function has
   /// variable sized allocas or if frame pointer elimination is disabled.