diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.c b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.c
index e19c8b68dfeb..1330d279f48a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.c
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static size_t free_one_item(enum df_reason reason)
 	return nr_pages;
 }
 
-static unsigned long get_freelist_nr_pages(void)
+unsigned long get_freelist_nr_pages(void)
 {
 	unsigned long nr_pages;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static unsigned long get_freelist_nr_pages(void)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&free_list_lock, flags);
 	return nr_pages;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_freelist_nr_pages);
 
 static unsigned long freelist_shrink_count(struct shrinker *shrinker,
 					   struct shrink_control *sc)
diff --git a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.h b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.h
index 11940328ce3f..415440314599 100644
--- a/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.h
+++ b/drivers/dma-buf/heaps/deferred-free-helper.h
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ void deferred_free(struct deferred_freelist_item *item,
 		   void (*free)(struct deferred_freelist_item *i,
 				enum df_reason reason),
 		   size_t nr_pages);
+
+unsigned long get_freelist_nr_pages(void);
 #endif