diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
index 7c0e9ef17b54..f97ae466c95f 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/devfreq.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static void devfreq_set_freq_table(struct devfreq *devfreq)
  * @devfreq:	the devfreq instance
  * @freq:	the update target frequency
  */
-static int devfreq_update_status(struct devfreq *devfreq, unsigned long freq)
+int devfreq_update_status(struct devfreq *devfreq, unsigned long freq)
 {
 	int lev, prev_lev, ret = 0;
 	unsigned long cur_time;
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ out:
 	devfreq->last_stat_updated = cur_time;
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(devfreq_update_status);
 
 /**
  * find_devfreq_governor() - find devfreq governor from name
diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/governor.h b/drivers/devfreq/governor.h
index fad7d6321978..71576b8bdfef 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/governor.h
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/governor.h
@@ -38,4 +38,6 @@ extern void devfreq_interval_update(struct devfreq *devfreq,
 extern int devfreq_add_governor(struct devfreq_governor *governor);
 extern int devfreq_remove_governor(struct devfreq_governor *governor);
 
+extern int devfreq_update_status(struct devfreq *devfreq, unsigned long freq);
+
 #endif /* _GOVERNOR_H */