diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index a23ecdf..ace474e 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1433,6 +1433,9 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			       const char *propname);
 int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 					  const char *propname);
+int snd_soc_of_get_slot_mask(struct device_node *np,
+			     const char *prop_name,
+			     unsigned int *mask);
 int snd_soc_of_parse_tdm_slot(struct device_node *np,
 			      unsigned int *tx_mask,
 			      unsigned int *rx_mask,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 08e1894..ad5b0ef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3428,9 +3428,9 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets);
 
-static int snd_soc_of_get_slot_mask(struct device_node *np,
-				    const char *prop_name,
-				    unsigned int *mask)
+int snd_soc_of_get_slot_mask(struct device_node *np,
+			     const char *prop_name,
+			     unsigned int *mask)
 {
 	u32 val;
 	const __be32 *of_slot_mask = of_get_property(np, prop_name, &val);
@@ -3445,6 +3445,7 @@ static int snd_soc_of_get_slot_mask(struct device_node *np,
 
 	return val;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_get_slot_mask);
 
 int snd_soc_of_parse_tdm_slot(struct device_node *np,
 			      unsigned int *tx_mask,