diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index db4c3900ae9549e7192bc9c1d874b0466c70c01f..b2bc23fdcee587e7fa5792f2e3e2db2789b80868 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ br_multicast_find_group_src(struct net_bridge_port_group *pg, struct br_ip *ip)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct net_bridge_group_src *
+struct net_bridge_group_src *
 br_multicast_new_group_src(struct net_bridge_port_group *pg, struct br_ip *src_ip)
 {
 	struct net_bridge_group_src *grp_src;
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_private.h b/net/bridge/br_private.h
index 3997e16c15fcecc3b85135c0b33e669191c4a81d..183de6c57d727dc170259055bb7cef777de6bbe0 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_private.h
+++ b/net/bridge/br_private.h
@@ -974,6 +974,9 @@ void br_multicast_sg_add_exclude_ports(struct net_bridge_mdb_entry *star_mp,
 				       struct net_bridge_port_group *sg);
 struct net_bridge_group_src *
 br_multicast_find_group_src(struct net_bridge_port_group *pg, struct br_ip *ip);
+struct net_bridge_group_src *
+br_multicast_new_group_src(struct net_bridge_port_group *pg,
+			   struct br_ip *src_ip);
 void br_multicast_del_group_src(struct net_bridge_group_src *src,
 				bool fastleave);
 void br_multicast_ctx_init(struct net_bridge *br,