diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index db416e544e0f..b4b61714fff6 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdhci_set_power);
  *                                                                           *
 \*****************************************************************************/
 
-static void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
+void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 {
 	struct sdhci_host *host;
 	int present;
@@ -1689,6 +1689,7 @@ static void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq)
 	mmiowb();
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&host->lock, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdhci_request);
 
 void sdhci_set_bus_width(struct sdhci_host *host, int width)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index 076f7398f81b..f0c6b76f8abb 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ void sdhci_set_power(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned char mode,
 		     unsigned short vdd);
 void sdhci_set_power_noreg(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned char mode,
 			   unsigned short vdd);
+void sdhci_request(struct mmc_host *mmc, struct mmc_request *mrq);
 void sdhci_set_bus_width(struct sdhci_host *host, int width);
 void sdhci_reset(struct sdhci_host *host, u8 mask);
 void sdhci_set_uhs_signaling(struct sdhci_host *host, unsigned timing);