diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
index d1fa17929b1ffc0f84078f13b029cf8e4ff1ac90..5254180934bbd3bbe59963adf448656757fa3e13 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ unsigned int intel_remapped_info_size(const struct intel_remapped_info *rem_info
 	return size;
 }
 
-static bool intel_plane_uses_fence(const struct intel_plane_state *plane_state)
+bool intel_plane_uses_fence(const struct intel_plane_state *plane_state)
 {
 	struct intel_plane *plane = to_intel_plane(plane_state->uapi.plane);
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(plane->base.dev);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.h
index a08903bb7647f79fe9a680faa82a7f7f449ee888..d655d996d46530c82e467e8cd211aae9afc41a48 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_display.h
@@ -615,6 +615,7 @@ void ilk_pfit_disable(const struct intel_crtc_state *old_crtc_state);
 int bdw_get_pipemisc_bpp(struct intel_crtc *crtc);
 unsigned int intel_plane_fence_y_offset(const struct intel_plane_state *plane_state);
 
+bool intel_plane_uses_fence(const struct intel_plane_state *plane_state);
 bool
 intel_format_info_is_yuv_semiplanar(const struct drm_format_info *info,
 				    u64 modifier);