diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
index 3787db8770ad..7dccf0713b02 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ void msm_framebuffer_cleanup(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, bool needed_dirtyfb);
 uint32_t msm_framebuffer_iova(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, int plane);
 struct drm_gem_object *msm_framebuffer_bo(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, int plane);
 const struct msm_format *msm_framebuffer_format(struct drm_framebuffer *fb);
+struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+					     const struct drm_format_info *info,
+					     const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
+					     struct drm_gem_object **bos);
 struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_file *file, const struct drm_format_info *info,
 		const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c
index ee17a47f31c4..c98710569a2e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ struct msm_framebuffer {
 };
 #define to_msm_framebuffer(x) container_of(x, struct msm_framebuffer, base)
 
-static struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-		const struct drm_format_info *info,
-		const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd, struct drm_gem_object **bos);
-
 static int msm_framebuffer_dirtyfb(struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 				   struct drm_file *file_priv, unsigned int flags,
 				   unsigned int color, struct drm_clip_rect *clips,
@@ -139,39 +135,10 @@ const struct msm_format *msm_framebuffer_format(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 	return msm_fb->format;
 }
 
-struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
-		struct drm_file *file, const struct drm_format_info *info,
-		const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
-{
-	struct drm_gem_object *bos[4] = {0};
-	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
-	int ret, i, n = info->num_planes;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-		bos[i] = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, mode_cmd->handles[i]);
-		if (!bos[i]) {
-			ret = -ENXIO;
-			goto out_unref;
-		}
-	}
-
-	fb = msm_framebuffer_init(dev, info, mode_cmd, bos);
-	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
-		ret = PTR_ERR(fb);
-		goto out_unref;
-	}
-
-	return fb;
-
-out_unref:
-	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
-		drm_gem_object_put(bos[i]);
-	return ERR_PTR(ret);
-}
-
-static struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-		const struct drm_format_info *info,
-		const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd, struct drm_gem_object **bos)
+struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
+					     const struct drm_format_info *info,
+					     const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
+					     struct drm_gem_object **bos)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;
@@ -251,6 +218,37 @@ static struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
+struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
+					       struct drm_file *file,
+					       const struct drm_format_info *info,
+					       const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd)
+{
+	struct drm_gem_object *bos[4] = {0};
+	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
+	int ret, i, n = info->num_planes;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+		bos[i] = drm_gem_object_lookup(file, mode_cmd->handles[i]);
+		if (!bos[i]) {
+			ret = -ENXIO;
+			goto out_unref;
+		}
+	}
+
+	fb = msm_framebuffer_init(dev, info, mode_cmd, bos);
+	if (IS_ERR(fb)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(fb);
+		goto out_unref;
+	}
+
+	return fb;
+
+out_unref:
+	for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
+		drm_gem_object_put(bos[i]);
+	return ERR_PTR(ret);
+}
+
 struct drm_framebuffer *
 msm_alloc_stolen_fb(struct drm_device *dev, int w, int h, int p, uint32_t format)
 {