diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
index f5fc5d72c3623d759f885431bd17142725890474..eefd29ec43f2dee0f435138c8c15fcc8e1bbf936 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4state.c
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ find_readable_file(struct nfs4_file *f)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static struct file *
+struct file *
 find_any_file(struct nfs4_file *f)
 {
 	struct file *ret;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index 8bc961e192f2b07b9eeb62b5d7f9f683f3046d4c..38ebb1268b597a28ba6aba13711e18022553ca05 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ static inline void get_nfs4_file(struct nfs4_file *fi)
 {
 	atomic_inc(&fi->fi_ref);
 }
+struct file *find_any_file(struct nfs4_file *f);
 
 /* grace period management */
 void nfsd4_end_grace(struct nfsd_net *nn);