diff --git a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
index 690890f054a3..797d673685a6 100644
--- a/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
+++ b/drivers/thermal/thermal_helpers.c
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ void thermal_cdev_update(struct thermal_cooling_device *cdev)
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&cdev->lock);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(thermal_cdev_update);
 
 /**
  * thermal_zone_get_slope - return the slope attribute of the thermal zone