diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 67ba592afc77..bfd2bf0364b7 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ int device_is_dependent(struct device *dev, void *target)
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_is_dependent);
 
 static void device_link_init_status(struct device_link *link,
 				    struct device *consumer,