diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index f1949d1e2b54..fd4ecc9981b7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -687,8 +687,8 @@ static void i2c_dev_set_name(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
 		     i2c_encode_flags_to_addr(client));
 }
 
-static int i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(const struct resource *resources,
-				      unsigned int num_resources)
+int i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(const struct resource *resources,
+			       unsigned int num_resources)
 {
 	struct irq_data *irqd;
 	int i;
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.h b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.h
index c88cfef81343..8f3a08dc73a2 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.h
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ extern struct list_head	__i2c_board_list;
 extern int		__i2c_first_dynamic_bus_num;
 
 int i2c_check_7bit_addr_validity_strict(unsigned short addr);
+int i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(const struct resource *resources,
+			       unsigned int num_resources);
 
 /*
  * We only allow atomic transfers for very late communication, e.g. to send