diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index a8d8524864365346384c730eefdefe96ed68c27d..8d96ea22305232c29ef992881f52df8fc4844691 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -322,10 +322,11 @@ unsigned fuse_len_args(unsigned numargs, struct fuse_arg *args)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_len_args);
 
-static u64 fuse_get_unique(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq)
+u64 fuse_get_unique(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq)
 {
 	return ++fiq->reqctr;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_get_unique);
 
 /**
  * A new request is available, wake fiq->waitq
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index c4f900a4411e0418dfba5709b138c06d5efe6254..b151f231eff67bf4d6c76bc2f13c9fe5c0f65fbc 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -1089,4 +1089,9 @@ int fuse_set_acl(struct inode *inode, struct posix_acl *acl, int type);
  */
 unsigned fuse_len_args(unsigned numargs, struct fuse_arg *args);
 
+/**
+ * Get the next unique ID for a request
+ */
+u64 fuse_get_unique(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq);
+
 #endif /* _FS_FUSE_I_H */