diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index b6a504e07309..81db2139a254 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1354,6 +1354,8 @@ int snd_soc_component_update_bits_async(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 void snd_soc_component_async_complete(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 int snd_soc_component_test_bits(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	unsigned int reg, unsigned int mask, unsigned int value);
+struct snd_soc_component *soc_find_component(
+	const struct device_node *of_node, const char *name);
 
 /* component wide operations */
 int snd_soc_component_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_component *component,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 8008dc7098c4..7fdc2f99d7f6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -718,7 +718,17 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_resume);
 static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops null_dai_ops = {
 };
 
-static struct snd_soc_component *soc_find_component(
+/**
+ * soc_find_component: find a component from component_list in ASoC core
+ *
+ * @of_node: of_node of the component to query.
+ * @name: name of the component to query.
+ *
+ * function to find out if a component is already registered with ASoC core.
+ *
+ * Returns component handle for success, else NULL error.
+ */
+struct snd_soc_component *soc_find_component(
 	const struct device_node *of_node, const char *name)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
@@ -736,6 +746,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_component *soc_find_component(
 
 	return NULL;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(soc_find_component);
 
 /**
  * snd_soc_find_dai - Find a registered DAI