diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.c b/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.c
index 29ee1918bc1c..573aa83f62eb 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ static void vpdma_firmware_cb(const struct firmware *f, void *context)
 	release_firmware(f);
 }
 
-static int vpdma_load_firmware(struct vpdma_data *vpdma)
+int vpdma_load_firmware(struct vpdma_data *vpdma)
 {
 	int r;
 	struct device *dev = &vpdma->pdev->dev;
@@ -1152,6 +1152,7 @@ static int vpdma_load_firmware(struct vpdma_data *vpdma)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vpdma_load_firmware);
 
 int vpdma_create(struct platform_device *pdev, struct vpdma_data *vpdma,
 		void (*cb)(struct platform_device *pdev))
diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.h b/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.h
index 5b3a0cd49a3c..1fc53fb33497 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.h
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/ti/vpe/vpdma.h
@@ -281,4 +281,7 @@ void vpdma_dump_regs(struct vpdma_data *vpdma);
 int vpdma_create(struct platform_device *pdev, struct vpdma_data *vpdma,
 		void (*cb)(struct platform_device *pdev));
 
+/* load vpdma firmware*/
+int vpdma_load_firmware(struct vpdma_data *vpdma);
+
 #endif