diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index d2912a1cd804..2308399473ad 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ static unsigned long shrink_slab_memcg(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nid,
  *
  * Returns the number of reclaimed slab objects.
  */
-static unsigned long shrink_slab(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nid,
+unsigned long shrink_slab(gfp_t gfp_mask, int nid,
 				 struct mem_cgroup *memcg,
 				 int priority)
 {
@@ -1047,6 +1047,8 @@ out:
 	return freed;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(shrink_slab);
+
 static void drop_slab_node(int nid)
 {
 	unsigned long freed;