diff --git a/drivers/acpi/scan.c b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
index 9271e52..a0ab828 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/scan.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/scan.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 DEFINE_SPINLOCK(acpi_device_lock);
 LIST_HEAD(acpi_wakeup_device_list);
 
-static int acpi_bus_trim(struct acpi_device *start, int rmdevice);
 
 static void acpi_device_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 {
@@ -1284,7 +1283,7 @@
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_bus_start);
 
-static int acpi_bus_trim(struct acpi_device *start, int rmdevice)
+int acpi_bus_trim(struct acpi_device *start, int rmdevice)
 {
 	acpi_status status;
 	struct acpi_device *parent, *child;
@@ -1337,6 +1336,8 @@
 	}
 	return err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_bus_trim);
+
 
 static int acpi_bus_scan_fixed(struct acpi_device *root)
 {