diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index c8a1f3b..d5e8d74 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ static int acpi_device_set_context(struct acpi_device *device)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-static int acpi_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *dev, int rmdevice)
+int acpi_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *dev, int rmdevice)
 {
 	if (!dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1228,6 +1228,7 @@ static int acpi_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *dev, int rmdevice)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_remove);
 
 static int acpi_add_single_object(struct acpi_device **child,
 				  acpi_handle handle, int type,
diff --git a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
index 9e6e1c6..3eb0ba7 100644
--- a/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
+++ b/include/acpi/acpi_bus.h
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ bool acpi_bus_power_manageable(acpi_handle handle);
 bool acpi_bus_can_wakeup(acpi_handle handle);
 int acpi_power_resource_register_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle);
 void acpi_power_resource_unregister_device(struct device *dev, acpi_handle handle);
+int acpi_bus_remove(struct acpi_device *dev, int rmdevice);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI_PROC_EVENT
 int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event(struct acpi_device *device, u8 type, int data);
 int acpi_bus_generate_proc_event4(const char *class, const char *bid, u8 type, int data);