diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
index 072d78c..66bce7a 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 
 static void sdhci_finish_data(struct sdhci_host *);
 
-static void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *, struct mmc_command *);
 static void sdhci_finish_command(struct sdhci_host *);
 static int sdhci_execute_tuning(struct mmc_host *mmc, u32 opcode);
 static void sdhci_tuning_timer(unsigned long data);
@@ -981,7 +980,7 @@
 		tasklet_schedule(&host->finish_tasklet);
 }
 
-static void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
+void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *host, struct mmc_command *cmd)
 {
 	int flags;
 	u32 mask;
@@ -1053,6 +1052,7 @@
 
 	sdhci_writew(host, SDHCI_MAKE_CMD(cmd->opcode, flags), SDHCI_COMMAND);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sdhci_send_command);
 
 static void sdhci_finish_command(struct sdhci_host *host)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
index 976c14b..0a3ed01 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/sdhci.h
@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@
 extern void sdhci_card_detect(struct sdhci_host *host);
 extern int sdhci_add_host(struct sdhci_host *host);
 extern void sdhci_remove_host(struct sdhci_host *host, int dead);
+extern void sdhci_send_command(struct sdhci_host *host,
+				struct mmc_command *cmd);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 extern int sdhci_suspend_host(struct sdhci_host *host);