diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index f1f0f17a604..d8e7c318788 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/version.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/feeds.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=base-files
-PKG_RELEASE:=219
+PKG_RELEASE:=220
 PKG_FLAGS:=nonshared
 
 PKG_FILE_DEPENDS:=$(PLATFORM_DIR)/ $(GENERIC_PLATFORM_DIR)/base-files/
diff --git a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/caldata.sh b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/caldata.sh
index 5e969e34093..6862da71643 100644
--- a/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/caldata.sh
+++ b/package/base-files/files/lib/functions/caldata.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@ caldata_from_file() {
 		caldata_die "failed to extract calibration data from $source"
 }
 
+caldata_sysfsload_from_file() {
+	local source=$1
+	local offset=$(($2))
+	local count=$(($3))
+
+	# test extract to /dev/null first
+	dd if=$source of=/dev/null iflag=skip_bytes bs=$count skip=$offset count=1 2>/dev/null || \
+		caldata_die "failed to extract calibration data from $source"
+
+	# can't fail now
+	echo 1 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading
+	dd if=$source of=/sys/$DEVPATH/data iflag=skip_bytes bs=$count skip=$offset count=1 2>/dev/null
+	echo 0 > /sys/$DEVPATH/loading
+}
+
 caldata_valid() {
 	local expected="$1"
 	local target=$2