diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 8d96ea22305232c29ef992881f52df8fc4844691..c3d39e3eb6bd592295bde3b5d2e983eabfc0992e 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -1138,7 +1138,7 @@ __releases(fiq->lock)
 	return err ? err : reqsize;
 }
 
-static struct fuse_forget_link *dequeue_forget(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq,
+struct fuse_forget_link *fuse_dequeue_forget(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq,
 					       unsigned max,
 					       unsigned *countp)
 {
@@ -1159,6 +1159,7 @@ static struct fuse_forget_link *dequeue_forget(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq,
 
 	return head;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fuse_dequeue_forget);
 
 static int fuse_read_single_forget(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq,
 				   struct fuse_copy_state *cs,
@@ -1166,7 +1167,7 @@ static int fuse_read_single_forget(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq,
 __releases(fiq->lock)
 {
 	int err;
-	struct fuse_forget_link *forget = dequeue_forget(fiq, 1, NULL);
+	struct fuse_forget_link *forget = fuse_dequeue_forget(fiq, 1, NULL);
 	struct fuse_forget_in arg = {
 		.nlookup = forget->forget_one.nlookup,
 	};
@@ -1214,7 +1215,7 @@ __releases(fiq->lock)
 	}
 
 	max_forgets = (nbytes - ih.len) / sizeof(struct fuse_forget_one);
-	head = dequeue_forget(fiq, max_forgets, &count);
+	head = fuse_dequeue_forget(fiq, max_forgets, &count);
 	spin_unlock(&fiq->lock);
 
 	arg.count = count;
@@ -2182,7 +2183,7 @@ void fuse_abort_conn(struct fuse_conn *fc, bool is_abort)
 			clear_bit(FR_PENDING, &req->flags);
 		list_splice_tail_init(&fiq->pending, &to_end);
 		while (forget_pending(fiq))
-			kfree(dequeue_forget(fiq, 1, NULL));
+			kfree(fuse_dequeue_forget(fiq, 1, NULL));
 		wake_up_all(&fiq->waitq);
 		spin_unlock(&fiq->lock);
 		kill_fasync(&fiq->fasync, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index b151f231eff67bf4d6c76bc2f13c9fe5c0f65fbc..663eea49294c64c884a5bf97d1a90107e9f62bb1 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -784,6 +784,9 @@ void fuse_queue_forget(struct fuse_conn *fc, struct fuse_forget_link *forget,
 
 struct fuse_forget_link *fuse_alloc_forget(void);
 
+struct fuse_forget_link *fuse_dequeue_forget(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq,
+					     unsigned max, unsigned *countp);
+
 /* Used by READDIRPLUS */
 void fuse_force_forget(struct file *file, u64 nodeid);