diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c b/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c
index 091a81bbdbdc..f760e54cd9bd 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/path.c
@@ -446,6 +446,19 @@ static int __tb_path_deactivate_hop(struct tb_port *port, int hop_index,
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
 
+/**
+ * tb_path_deactivate_hop() - Deactivate one path in path config space
+ * @port: Lane or protocol adapter
+ * @hop_index: HopID of the path to be cleared
+ *
+ * This deactivates or clears a single path config space entry at
+ * @hop_index. Returns %0 in success and negative errno otherwise.
+ */
+int tb_path_deactivate_hop(struct tb_port *port, int hop_index)
+{
+	return __tb_path_deactivate_hop(port, hop_index, true);
+}
+
 static void __tb_path_deactivate_hops(struct tb_path *path, int first_hop)
 {
 	int i, res;
diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
index c38b047ba14b..2c689e3b02b9 100644
--- a/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
+++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/tb.h
@@ -1150,6 +1150,7 @@ struct tb_path *tb_path_alloc(struct tb *tb, struct tb_port *src, int src_hopid,
 void tb_path_free(struct tb_path *path);
 int tb_path_activate(struct tb_path *path);
 void tb_path_deactivate(struct tb_path *path);
+int tb_path_deactivate_hop(struct tb_port *port, int hop_index);
 bool tb_path_is_invalid(struct tb_path *path);
 bool tb_path_port_on_path(const struct tb_path *path,
 			  const struct tb_port *port);