diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index e900c5e..9c54de5 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
  *	Device type - %ATA_DEV_ATA, %ATA_DEV_ATAPI or %ATA_DEV_NONE.
  */
 
-static unsigned int
+unsigned int
 ata_dev_try_classify(struct ata_port *ap, unsigned int device, u8 *r_err)
 {
 	struct ata_taskfile tf;
@@ -6311,3 +6311,4 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dummy_irq_on);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_irq_ack);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dummy_irq_ack);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_dev_try_classify);