diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
index c15e3ee..c6ebea0 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsacl.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@
 }
 
 /* Retrieve an ACL from the server */
-static struct cifs_ntsd *get_cifs_acl(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
+struct cifs_ntsd *get_cifs_acl(struct cifs_sb_info *cifs_sb,
 				      struct inode *inode, const char *path,
 				      u32 *pacllen)
 {