diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
index 95833cbc4338eca2c82c645aabd67b52c44774cf..8fbd5fbeb31854979a2b644910e746546a92cb11 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_port.c
@@ -1680,7 +1680,7 @@ static void serial8250_enable_ms(struct uart_port *port)
 	serial8250_rpm_put(up);
 }
 
-static void serial8250_read_char(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned char lsr)
+void serial8250_read_char(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned char lsr)
 {
 	struct uart_port *port = &up->port;
 	unsigned char ch;
@@ -1740,6 +1740,7 @@ static void serial8250_read_char(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned char lsr)
 
 	uart_insert_char(port, lsr, UART_LSR_OE, ch, flag);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(serial8250_read_char);
 
 /*
  * serial8250_rx_chars: processes according to the passed in LSR
diff --git a/include/linux/serial_8250.h b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
index a27ef5f56431783f516e039944b8cf4d75c898e3..76b9db71e489bf63f89b6c3cc5fd99689d36412f 100644
--- a/include/linux/serial_8250.h
+++ b/include/linux/serial_8250.h
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ extern void serial8250_do_set_mctrl(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int mctrl);
 extern int fsl8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port);
 int serial8250_handle_irq(struct uart_port *port, unsigned int iir);
 unsigned char serial8250_rx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned char lsr);
+void serial8250_read_char(struct uart_8250_port *up, unsigned char lsr);
 void serial8250_tx_chars(struct uart_8250_port *up);
 unsigned int serial8250_modem_status(struct uart_8250_port *up);
 void serial8250_init_port(struct uart_8250_port *up);