diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc
index 40ce0feb07..39de974a57 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.cc
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ makeLineAddress(Addr addr)
     return mbits<Addr>(addr, 63, RubySystem::getBlockSizeBits());
 }
 
+Addr
+makeLineAddress(Addr addr, int cacheLineBits)
+{
+    return maskLowOrderBits(addr, cacheLineBits);
+}
+
 // returns the next stride address based on line address
 Addr
 makeNextStrideAddress(Addr addr, int stride)
diff --git a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh
index 30682fab0c..e5e320f3bb 100644
--- a/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh
+++ b/src/mem/ruby/common/Address.hh
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Addr bitSelect(Addr addr, unsigned int small, unsigned int big);
 Addr maskLowOrderBits(Addr addr, unsigned int number);
 Addr getOffset(Addr addr);
 Addr makeLineAddress(Addr addr);
+Addr makeLineAddress(Addr addr, int cacheLineBits);
 Addr makeNextStrideAddress(Addr addr, int stride);
 std::string printAddress(Addr addr);