diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.c
index 646d10a0d176..a5267e8a96e0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int skl_dsp_core_power_down(struct sst_dsp *ctx)
 			"Power down");
 }
 
-static int skl_dsp_enable_core(struct sst_dsp *ctx)
+int skl_dsp_enable_core(struct sst_dsp *ctx)
 {
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
index 676e78be0169..b6e310d49dd6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-sst-dsp.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ int skl_cldma_prepare(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
 void skl_dsp_set_state_locked(struct sst_dsp *ctx, int state);
 struct sst_dsp *skl_dsp_ctx_init(struct device *dev,
 		struct sst_dsp_device *sst_dev, int irq);
+int skl_dsp_enable_core(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
 int skl_dsp_disable_core(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
 bool is_skl_dsp_running(struct sst_dsp *ctx);
 irqreturn_t skl_dsp_sst_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);