diff --git a/include/linux/irqdomain.h b/include/linux/irqdomain.h
index 130e1c3117c3..c466cc17b8e9 100644
--- a/include/linux/irqdomain.h
+++ b/include/linux/irqdomain.h
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ struct irq_domain *irq_domain_add_legacy(struct device_node *of_node,
 extern struct irq_domain *irq_find_matching_fwnode(struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 						   enum irq_domain_bus_token bus_token);
 extern void irq_set_default_host(struct irq_domain *host);
+extern int irq_domain_alloc_descs(int virq, unsigned int nr_irqs,
+				  irq_hw_number_t hwirq, int node);
 
 static inline struct fwnode_handle *of_node_to_fwnode(struct device_node *node)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c b/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c
index 3e56d2f03e24..86811541f073 100644
--- a/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c
+++ b/kernel/irq/irqdomain.c
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(irq_domain_mutex);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(revmap_trees_mutex);
 static struct irq_domain *irq_default_domain;
 
-static int irq_domain_alloc_descs(int virq, unsigned int nr_irqs,
-				  irq_hw_number_t hwirq, int node);
 static void irq_domain_check_hierarchy(struct irq_domain *domain);
 
 struct irqchip_fwid {
@@ -840,8 +838,8 @@ const struct irq_domain_ops irq_domain_simple_ops = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(irq_domain_simple_ops);
 
-static int irq_domain_alloc_descs(int virq, unsigned int cnt,
-				  irq_hw_number_t hwirq, int node)
+int irq_domain_alloc_descs(int virq, unsigned int cnt, irq_hw_number_t hwirq,
+			   int node)
 {
 	unsigned int hint;