diff --git a/drivers/usb/otg/isp1301_omap.c b/drivers/usb/otg/isp1301_omap.c
index e25700f..8c28225 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/otg/isp1301_omap.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/otg/isp1301_omap.c
@@ -234,29 +234,9 @@
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-static const char *state_string(enum usb_otg_state state)
-{
-	switch (state) {
-	case OTG_STATE_A_IDLE:		return "a_idle";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_VRISE:	return "a_wait_vrise";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_BCON:	return "a_wait_bcon";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_HOST:		return "a_host";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_SUSPEND:	return "a_suspend";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_PERIPHERAL:	return "a_peripheral";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_VFALL:	return "a_wait_vfall";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_VBUS_ERR:	return "a_vbus_err";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_IDLE:		return "b_idle";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_SRP_INIT:	return "b_srp_init";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_PERIPHERAL:	return "b_peripheral";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_WAIT_ACON:	return "b_wait_acon";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_HOST:		return "b_host";
-	default:			return "UNDEFINED";
-	}
-}
-
 static inline const char *state_name(struct isp1301 *isp)
 {
-	return state_string(isp->otg.state);
+	return otg_state_string(isp->otg.state);
 }
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -501,7 +481,7 @@
 	if (isp->otg.state == state && !extra)
 		return;
 	pr_debug("otg: %s FSM %s/%02x, %s, %06x\n", tag,
-		state_string(state), fsm, state_name(isp),
+		otg_state_string(state), fsm, state_name(isp),
 		omap_readl(OTG_CTRL));
 }
 
@@ -1095,7 +1075,7 @@
 
 	if (state != isp->otg.state)
 		pr_debug("  isp, %s -> %s\n",
-				state_string(state), state_name(isp));
+				otg_state_string(state), state_name(isp));
 
 #ifdef	CONFIG_USB_OTG
 	/* update the OTG controller state to match the isp1301; may
diff --git a/drivers/usb/otg/langwell_otg.c b/drivers/usb/otg/langwell_otg.c
index e973ff1..f08f784 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/otg/langwell_otg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/otg/langwell_otg.c
@@ -82,40 +82,6 @@
 	.resume =	langwell_otg_resume,
 };
 
-static const char *state_string(enum usb_otg_state state)
-{
-	switch (state) {
-	case OTG_STATE_A_IDLE:
-		return "a_idle";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_VRISE:
-		return "a_wait_vrise";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_BCON:
-		return "a_wait_bcon";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_HOST:
-		return "a_host";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_SUSPEND:
-		return "a_suspend";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_PERIPHERAL:
-		return "a_peripheral";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_VFALL:
-		return "a_wait_vfall";
-	case OTG_STATE_A_VBUS_ERR:
-		return "a_vbus_err";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_IDLE:
-		return "b_idle";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_SRP_INIT:
-		return "b_srp_init";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_PERIPHERAL:
-		return "b_peripheral";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_WAIT_ACON:
-		return "b_wait_acon";
-	case OTG_STATE_B_HOST:
-		return "b_host";
-	default:
-		return "UNDEFINED";
-	}
-}
-
 /* HSM timers */
 static inline struct langwell_otg_timer *otg_timer_initializer
 (void (*function)(unsigned long), unsigned long expires, unsigned long data)
@@ -968,7 +934,7 @@
 	pdev = to_pci_dev(lnw->dev);
 
 	dev_dbg(lnw->dev, "%s: old state = %s\n", __func__,
-			state_string(iotg->otg.state));
+			otg_state_string(iotg->otg.state));
 
 	switch (iotg->otg.state) {
 	case OTG_STATE_UNDEFINED:
@@ -1703,7 +1669,7 @@
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(lnw->dev, "%s: new state = %s\n", __func__,
-			state_string(iotg->otg.state));
+			otg_state_string(iotg->otg.state));
 }
 
 static ssize_t
@@ -1789,7 +1755,7 @@
 		"b_bus_req = \t%d\n"
 		"b_bus_suspend_tmout = \t%d\n"
 		"b_bus_suspend_vld = \t%d\n",
-		state_string(iotg->otg.state),
+		otg_state_string(iotg->otg.state),
 		iotg->hsm.a_bus_resume,
 		iotg->hsm.a_bus_suspend,
 		iotg->hsm.a_conn,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/otg/otg.c b/drivers/usb/otg/otg.c
index 0a43a7d..fb7adef 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/otg/otg.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/otg/otg.c
@@ -64,3 +64,38 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(otg_set_transceiver);
+
+const char *otg_state_string(enum usb_otg_state state)
+{
+	switch (state) {
+	case OTG_STATE_A_IDLE:
+		return "a_idle";
+	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_VRISE:
+		return "a_wait_vrise";
+	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_BCON:
+		return "a_wait_bcon";
+	case OTG_STATE_A_HOST:
+		return "a_host";
+	case OTG_STATE_A_SUSPEND:
+		return "a_suspend";
+	case OTG_STATE_A_PERIPHERAL:
+		return "a_peripheral";
+	case OTG_STATE_A_WAIT_VFALL:
+		return "a_wait_vfall";
+	case OTG_STATE_A_VBUS_ERR:
+		return "a_vbus_err";
+	case OTG_STATE_B_IDLE:
+		return "b_idle";
+	case OTG_STATE_B_SRP_INIT:
+		return "b_srp_init";
+	case OTG_STATE_B_PERIPHERAL:
+		return "b_peripheral";
+	case OTG_STATE_B_WAIT_ACON:
+		return "b_wait_acon";
+	case OTG_STATE_B_HOST:
+		return "b_host";
+	default:
+		return "UNDEFINED";
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(otg_state_string);
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/otg.h b/include/linux/usb/otg.h
index 6e40718..bc84858 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/otg.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/otg.h
@@ -246,5 +246,6 @@
 
 /* for OTG controller drivers (and maybe other stuff) */
 extern int usb_bus_start_enum(struct usb_bus *bus, unsigned port_num);
+extern const char *otg_state_string(enum usb_otg_state state);
 
 #endif /* __LINUX_USB_OTG_H */