diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
index 6236ec46d62a..46c465bce98c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void drm_client_buffer_delete(struct drm_client_buffer *buffer)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_buffer_delete);
 
-static struct drm_client_buffer *
+struct drm_client_buffer *
 drm_client_buffer_create(struct drm_client_dev *client, u32 width, u32 height,
 			 u32 format, u32 handle, u32 pitch)
 {
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ drm_client_buffer_create(struct drm_client_dev *client, u32 width, u32 height,
 	kfree(buffer);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_buffer_create);
 
 /**
  * drm_client_buffer_vmap_local - Map DRM client buffer into address space
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_client.h b/include/drm/drm_client.h
index c972a8a3385b..49a21f3dcb36 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_client.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_client.h
@@ -195,6 +195,9 @@ struct drm_client_buffer {
 	struct drm_framebuffer *fb;
 };
 
+struct drm_client_buffer *
+drm_client_buffer_create(struct drm_client_dev *client, u32 width, u32 height,
+			 u32 format, u32 handle, u32 pitch);
 struct drm_client_buffer *
 drm_client_buffer_create_dumb(struct drm_client_dev *client, u32 width, u32 height, u32 format);
 void drm_client_buffer_delete(struct drm_client_buffer *buffer);