diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
index 749b5ab5bfbbd1f280b31cc341d9aae5cc64eef4..de9441a1b158cf68682604518f3a748c88f110e2 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.c
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ static int vhost_attach_cgroups(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 }
 
 /* Caller should have device mutex */
-static long vhost_dev_set_owner(struct vhost_dev *dev)
+long vhost_dev_set_owner(struct vhost_dev *dev)
 {
 	struct task_struct *worker;
 	int err;
diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
index b58f4ae82cb8e1e912f83c88eeec1e82eb950d5d..cc23bc456d157a7307b8c7c4a18845c384735f35 100644
--- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
+++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ struct vhost_dev {
 };
 
 long vhost_dev_init(struct vhost_dev *, struct vhost_virtqueue **vqs, int nvqs);
+long vhost_dev_set_owner(struct vhost_dev *dev);
 long vhost_dev_check_owner(struct vhost_dev *);
 struct vhost_memory *vhost_dev_reset_owner_prepare(void);
 void vhost_dev_reset_owner(struct vhost_dev *, struct vhost_memory *);