diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
index 2864aed72998..1e7d09556fe3 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_prepare(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream);
 int dpcm_dapm_stream_event(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int dir,
 	int event);
 bool dpcm_end_walk_at_be(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget, enum snd_soc_dapm_direction dir);
+int widget_in_list(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list *list,
+		   struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget);
 
 #define dpcm_be_dai_startup_rollback(fe, stream, last)	\
 						dpcm_be_dai_stop(fe, stream, 0, last)
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 579a44d81d9a..f6caa55ef322 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *dpcm_get_be(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int widget_in_list(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list *list,
+int widget_in_list(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list *list,
 		struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
@@ -1349,6 +1349,7 @@ static int widget_in_list(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list *list,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(widget_in_list);
 
 bool dpcm_end_walk_at_be(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget, enum snd_soc_dapm_direction dir)
 {