diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
index 8cfafdc760f14e237735d5193f90d7f377afa5d0..7b9d3ad594cf30b9b8c5988eef25902d12b9dcf2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ int xhci_halt(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 /*
  * Set the run bit and wait for the host to be running.
  */
-static int xhci_start(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
+int xhci_start(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 {
 	u32 temp;
 	int ret;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
index d3485f8816803c00af2222310afa8b4940c3ab7a..4e12c8cb557a959d5074fccb5ad2ec1af80366ae 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
@@ -2010,6 +2010,7 @@ typedef void (*xhci_get_quirks_t)(struct device *, struct xhci_hcd *);
 int xhci_handshake(void __iomem *ptr, u32 mask, u32 done, int usec);
 void xhci_quiesce(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 int xhci_halt(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
+int xhci_start(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 int xhci_reset(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 int xhci_init(struct usb_hcd *hcd);
 int xhci_run(struct usb_hcd *hcd);