diff --git a/arch/mips/pmcs-msp71xx/msp_prom.c b/arch/mips/pmcs-msp71xx/msp_prom.c
index 0edb89a6351610480833ee81d5e996b45ee3ea45..1c98975316604aa27517afec87cb450bf459d6bd 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pmcs-msp71xx/msp_prom.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pmcs-msp71xx/msp_prom.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static inline unsigned char str2hexnum(unsigned char c)
 	return 0; /* foo */
 }
 
-static inline int str2eaddr(unsigned char *ea, unsigned char *str)
+int str2eaddr(unsigned char *ea, unsigned char *str)
 {
 	int index = 0;
 	unsigned char num = 0;